| Bariatric Surgery.info About Weight Loss Surgery to Treat Severe Clinical Obesity |
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Weight Loss Surgery Resources Information about all types of bariatric operations to reduce morbid or malignant obesity, including diagrams of procedures, perioperative and post-operative health complications, success rates, costs and statistics. Included are restrictive surgeries like gastroplasty and adjustable gastric banding, and malabsorptive procedures like roux-en-y and biliopancreatic bypass, plus details of weight-related health risks of obesity and how successful bariatric surgery improves patient health. |
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Laparoscopic or open bariatric
surgery, such as adjustable gastric banding (lap band) or stomach bypass
is not an easy solution for class 3 obesity and weight reduction. It is
a serious surgical procedure, involving serious health risks. To produce
lasting weight loss, gastrointestinal bariatric surgery requires a long-term
patient commitment to eating a healthy diet and following a regular program
of physical exercise. Life-long use of nutritional supplements may also
be necessary. Before deciding, discuss your options fully with your doctor.
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