Gastric sleeve and gastric bypass are weight loss surgeries that help you eat less by reducing the size of your stomach. They have several key differences in benefits, risks, and recovery. Bariatric ...

If you are eligible for bariatric surgery, two procedures can be considered: gastric sleeve surgery and gastric bypass surgery. Both procedures are aimed at helping qualifying individuals lose weight.

Bariatric surgery patients who opted for sleeve gastrectomy saw a lower risk of death, a new study found. In a retrospective cohort study of nearly 100,000 Medicare patients with severe obesity, those ...

Weight-loss experts explain why combining GLP-1 medications with bariatric surgery may be the most effective approach to ...

Altovise Renee Williams, 29, of Austin underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery Tuesday at Renaissance Hospital in Houston. She weighed 841.5 pounds at the time of the operation and her ...

“It has been a hard road, but it has been the best thing I ever did for myself.” This is how DeAnn Barfuss describes the emotional weight loss journey she embarked upon two years ago after deciding to ...

The study compared three types of bariatric, or weight loss, surgery: gastric sleeve, gastric band and gastric bypass. "We believe that gastric bypass may be the best surgical option in these patients ...

Gastric bypass is often the best type of bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes, but other options like sleeve gastrectomy or duodenal switch may work better, depending on your health needs. Bariatric ...

At age 37, local hairdresser Ann Marie Heim learned that if she didn't do something to improve her health, she would die by age 40. Heim suffered from morbid obesity for nearly 15 years but since ...

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