Gastric bypass surgery is performed to help morbidly obese patients lose significant amounts of weight.
A revolutionary surgical approach, allowing for incisionless surgery, is the next step in the evolution of minimally invasive surgery.
Sleeve gastrectomy is a weight loss procedure in which a large part of the stomach known as the greater curve is surgically removed to restrict food intake.
LAP-BAND® is an adjustable gastric banding system used to facilitate gradual weight loss in morbidly obese patients.
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
A recent study concluded that successful weight loss through bariatric surgery can extend one’s lifespan. The two most commonly performed weight loss surgeries are Lap-Band and gastric bypass. The following is a press release of these exciting results.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jan 31 - Obese individuals may add years to their lives by drastically cutting [...]
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Researachers from Harvard and MIchigan have concluded that the health consequences of obesity in our population will offset the health gains made by a significant reduction in smoking in our population. The conclusion in this study was that the increase in life expectancy that our population should experience as a result of decreasing smoking behavior, [...]
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
A dramatic study, published in the British Medical Journal, revealed that teens with obesity had a similar risk of premature death as those who smoked half a pack of cigarretes a day. In this study, nearly 46,000 Swedish men were followed over 38 years. The men who were obese at age 18 were two times more [...]
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