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Informing patients about bariatric surgery is a comprehensive discussion, so aim to provide the most up-to-date information about both pre- and post-surgery expectations.

After two years, people who undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery achieve weight loss that is about five times greater than ...

Bariatric surgery is performed safely in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients with minimal fibrosis (stage 1–2). However, the safety and potential benefits of bariatric surgery for NAFLD ...

"We can see patients lose as much as 40% to 50% of their total body weight with bariatric surgery, and also put conditions ...

Bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric bypass or gastric banding, is the most effective therapy for severe obesity in adults. Lifestyle modification and behavioral therapy remain the preferable first ...

Patients' satisfaction with their physicians may influence their decisions to undergo bariatric surgery, according to a multicenter study involving UT Southwestern and the UTHealth School of Public ...

If I had to pinpoint one of the most adverse parts of the healthcare industry today, it would be the many practices and services that are created as one-size-fits-all offerings. When you standardize ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Obese patients who have bariatric ...

It must be a sign of the times. More and more fire departments are implementing bariatric ambulances to accommodate the ever-expanding waistlines of Americans. According to the U.S. Centers for ...

More than one-third of Americans are obese, and while more than 250,000 bariatric surgeries are performed annually in the United States, experts say surgery should be an option for many more patients.

Under Act 628, individuals with a specified Body Mass Index will be eligible for bariatric surgery, but not weight-loss drugs ...