Anti-Obesity Website Serves as Unified Voice for Weight Loss Surgery Community

By: BariatricPal.com
 
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Nov. 15, 2013 - PRLog -- An online weight loss surgery community, BariatricPal.com, officially launched on November 8, 2013. This social network and source of information provides a place for potential and post-operative weight loss surgery patients to find peer-to-peer support and bariatric care in their areas. It also allows surgeons, allied health professionals, and others in the bariatric industry to connect with potential customers.

BariatricPal.com contains discussion forums, a surgeon directory, informational content, and articles written by bariatric experts, such as nutritionists and psychologists. The site has hundreds of thousands of members and an average of over 20,000 visits per day. Its focus is on weight loss surgery as a tool for fighting obesity.

The site has its roots in WLSBoards.com. The company, founded by entrepreneur Alex Brecher, began in 2003 and grew to include LapBandTalk.com, VerticalSleeveTalk.com, RNYTalk.com, and SleevePlicationTalk.com. Mr. Brecher developed BariatricPal.com to replace these communities, providing opportunities for all weight loss surgery patients to interact with each other, but maintaining separate sub-forums for the specific types of weight loss surgery.

BariatricPal.com contains discussion forums with topics are related to various types of weight loss surgery and associated issues, such as diet and nutrition, support for bariatric patients, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle after weight loss surgery.  It also has information content on bariatric surgical procedures and advice for patients who are considering or have gotten weight loss surgery. The surgeon directory allows users to search for providers in their areas and to leave reviews and star ratings.

The site has hundreds of thousands of members. All members are able to read and post on the forums, track their weight loss goals and progress, maintain blogs, upload photos, chat with and private message other members, and maintain profile pages. Increased patient support and follow-up care is associated with better success after weight loss surgery.

BariatricPal.com invites anyone who is interested in learning more about weight loss surgery and everyone who is already a weight loss surgery patient to join. Membership is free for everyone. Surgeons are encouraged to fill out a professional profile and be listed for free in the site’s surgeon directory. Allied health professionals can join to network with other healthcare professionals and gain potential client exposure. Advertising opportunities are available for surgeons, allied health professionals, and bariatric supplement and related companies by contacting BariatricPal.com.

The launch of BariatricPal.com coincides with the inaugural Obesity Week 2013, as the annual meetings of The Obesity Society (TOS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) coincide for the first time.

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