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.
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
There was very important news that broke yesterday with respect to the availability of the lap-band as a treatment option for the obese. The FDA voted to expand the use of the Lap-Band for people with a Body Mass Index of 30 or greater with at least one obesity related medical condition. Until now the [...]
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
The Cochrane Collaboration recently concluded that bariatric surgery is more effective than conventional weight loss management in terms of weight loss, improvement in weight related medical conditions, and in improved quality of life.
The goal of the group’s analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of various weight loss surgery techniques compared with non-surgical weight loss methods. [...]
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