If you’ve had gastric sleeve surgery, you know that tiny stomach can feel like a blessing and a curse. One […] The post ...

The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has successfully conducted Ghana’s first laparoscopic bariatric surgery, a significant breakthrough in the country’s medical landscape and efforts to ...

Weight loss surgery physically alters the stomach size, reducing the amount of food it can hold. A popular option for […] The ...

Bariatric surgeon Jonathan Carter discusses the pros and cons of surgery compared with GLP-1 drugs. For those with severe ...

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln announced on July 10 the launch of a new bariatric surgery program meant to give patients ...

Introduction Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) are the most frequently performed procedures in bariatric surgery. In patients with morbid obesity ...

The LAP-BAND ® System is completely adjustable to change with the patient’s needs and may be removed at any time. Alternatively, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure surgically reroutes the ...

Alternatively, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure surgically reroutes the way food is digested. According to Dr. Parrish, gastric bypass has been effectively utilized for decades and is one of ...