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I was finished with
just surviving my life; I
wanted to start living it.
Victoria Carlson
the right option for me.”
After several appointments, Carlson felt uneasy
with her original choice of doctor and began seeking other options. “I didn’t feel at peace and my mom always says that if you don’t feel peace in a situation then God probably isn’t in it,” she said. “That is what led me to South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center. I felt an overwhelming sense of peace and knew it was exactly where I was meant to be.”
Now that Carlson has lost 120 pounds, she says she couldn’t be happier with her choice to undergo gastric bypass surgery. “I wouldn’t change my decision for anything,” she said. “At this point,
I have literally lost an entire person and I feel amazing. My self-esteem has sky rocketed and I feel so much better physically.”
For anyone considering surgical weigh loss, Carlson commented on one of the driving factors in her decision to undergo gastric bypass. “My most important piece of advice would to be not to wait,” she said. “I am 24 years old and know people who waited much longer than I did to get this surgery done. I didn’t want to get to 40 or 50 years old
FAR LEFT: VICTORIA CARLSON After losing 120 pounds.
LEFT: Carlson with
her husband before gastric bypass surgery.
and realize my life had passed and I hadn’t done anything to change what I was unhappy with. No matter what stage of life you are in, if the weight
is causing you to just survive then it is time to take the plunge and give weight loss surgery a chance to help you regain control of your life and body.”
The South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center has been helping men and women like Victoria Carlson meet their weight loss goals since it began in 2000. Founded by South Mississippi Surgeons (SMS), they have been providing the Coast with quality surgical care for more than 30 years.
To learn more about weight loss surgery, visit their website at smsurgicalweightloss.com, where you can register to receive a free information session.
DR. WILLIAM AVARA, III DR. JASON PAYNE THE STAFF at South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center
South Mississippi Surgical Weight Loss Center
1124 Oakleigh Road, Ocean Springs 228.872.7277 • www.smsurgicalweightloss.com
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