“Weight-loss methods, whether with pharmacotherapy or surgery, have to be mindful to avoid inducing these complications,” ...

The notion of weight loss to many people who are faced with obesity is not only about looks but also about health, confidence ...

Credit: Getty Images Our easy-to-read fact sheet provides an overview of weight loss surgical procedures, such as gastric sleeve and gastric bypass. Our easy-to-read fact sheets provide clinicians ...

Sleeve gastrectomy, a procedure where surgeons remove about 80 percent of the stomach, has become the most popular method of weight-loss surgery in America, surpassing laparoscopic gastric bypass, ...

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) also known as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) or ...

Gastric bypass patients had a lower rate of major adverse cardiac events than sleeve gastrectomy patients over 5 years. This was driven by a 40% risk reduction for myocardial infarction among gastric ...

A WOMAN has shared her journey after undergoing a dramatic weight loss thanks to a gastric sleeve surgery. Elle weighed 27 ...

Pregnancy after weight loss surgery is not only possible, it can make it easier to get pregnant and result in fewer ...

Weight loss surgery changes lives. Patients who have struggled for years - sometimes decades - with obesity finally achieve ...