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 ...

In Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, we make a small “pouch” out of the stomach and connect this pouch ... This leads to weight loss without stress because you will not be as hungry as before the surgery.

This surgery is done by making several small incisions and using small instruments and a camera to guide the surgery (laparoscopic approach). More than half of your stomach is removed, leaving a thin ...

Vanessa Feltz has revealed why she regrets her gastric bypass surgery after shedding three ... which also included the removal of her gastric band which was fitted in 2010.

Patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery might have an increased risk of developing copper deficiency, which can cause severe gait abnormalities and anemia. If this condition is not ...

A higher percentage of adults who underwent gastric bypass lost ... from the By-Band-Sleeve randomized controlled trial. No large trials had previously compared bariatric surgery procedures ...

According to new research, bariatric surgery — also known as metabolic ... fewer calories being absorbed. Adjustable gastric ...

Bariatric surgery ... a gastric bypass may expect to lose about 50% to 80% of excess weight in the 12 to 18 months following their procedure. This involves surgically placing a silicone band ...