The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity has increased dramatically over the past decade, which has raised concerns about safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness. A new study ...

A new study has confirmed that weight loss or bariatric surgery is safe and very effective, and, for a large percentage of people who were diabetic before the surgery, meant that they didn’t require ...

The Bariatric Surgery Center Network reported that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy appears to be as safe as laparoscopic adjustable gastric band and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass, according to a ...

A multicenter examination of data demonstrates that for patients with a body mass index at or above 70 kg/m2 metabolic and bariatric surgery is a potent intervention. A team of researchers led by ...

SAN DIEGO — A new medical study published by local doctors found a startling number of kids in southern California could qualify for safe weight loss surgery. But access to pediatric bariatric surgery ...

According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, there were 160,609 gastric sleeve surgeries and 62,097 Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedures in 2020. The ASMBS/IFSO Guidelines now ...

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) -The post-holiday season and a new year often inspire a fresh focus on health and wellness, especially when it comes to weight management. Leon Siegel, MD, Minimally Invasive ...

LEBANON – While injectable weight loss drugs have exploded in popularity in the last year, bariatric surgery remains the best long-term treatment option for many living with obesity. The surgery ...

A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Dr. Florina Corpodean confirmed through a data analysis that metabolic and bariatric surgery is largely safe and effective for ...

An expert panel of healthcare professionals and people with obesity in Europe recently endorsed recommendations for the safe practice of bariatric and metabolic surgery medical tourism (BMT). The ...

To begin with, there is this misconception that bariatric surgery is not safe. “This is absolutely wrong. Pioneers in bariatric surgery have been doing this procedure for over two decades and the ...