Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric Surgery

Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity. There are multiple approaches to Bariatric Surgery, including gastric bypass, stomach stapling, and lap bands.

The hospital stay associated with a gastric bypass can vary from person to person but there are general rules to help you get out of the hospital as soon as possible. For starters, there are two techniques for the procedure which includes the open and laparoscopic gastric bypasses. As for the...
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During gastric bypass surgery doctors shrink the size of the stomach so the patient can lose weight.
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Gastric bypass surgery is a real option for patients, but it also comes with real risks. Nutritional deficiencies occur in more than 30 percent of patients ...
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A new no-scalpel gastric bypass technique is being used to shrink the size of a patient's stomach.
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Editor's note: Tracy Lloyd, 29, of Windsor, Ont., turned to gastric bypass surgery in September 2006 to lose 180 pounds. Here, she tells her story. ...
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"I just did the gastric bypass. It's been three weeks since I've been out, and it's amazing," in between meetings at the state capitol. ...
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