This patient fact sheet will focus on the 2 most common forms of bariatric surgery — sleeve gastrectomy and RYGB — which account for about 90% of all MBS operations performed globally.

Always seek advice from your doctor on how to prepare for pregnancy, especially when you have undergone bariatric surgery.

The Health Secretary said he wanted to ‘send a strong message to the British public to manage the risks, to do their homework ...

Search terms included mesh headings and keywords based on bariatric surgery (eg, bariatric surgery OR gastric bypass OR gastric sleeve OR gastric banding OR gastrectomy) and exercise (eg, exercise OR ...

Objective—Malabsorptive bariatric surgery (biliopancreatic diversion and biliointestinal bypass [BIBP]) reduces serum cholesterol levels more than restrictive surgery (adjustable gastric banding ...

This included all U.S. hospitals and standalone clinics that offer weight loss services (e.g., bariatric surgery, non-surgical medical weight loss programs, etc.). The list is based on three data ...

PHILADELPHIA — New data showed durable weight loss of about 10% at 10 years after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG ... Lahooti explained. Bariatric surgery remains the most effective therapy for ...

The South African actress Gugu Gumede recently shared about her weight loss journey on social media. The star posted pictures ...

Ese Milan was shocked when a doctor told her she weighed over 400 pounds at age 22. She started working out but chose surgery to really shed pounds.

At this time, bariatric or metabolic surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity available, even when compared with medications and intensive lifestyle therapy. After surgery, people typically ...

She had flown out to the holiday and cosmetic surgery hotspot for gastric sleeve surgery. An inquest into her death, in the town of Caernarfon, found she died after sustaining damage to one of her ...