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Weight Loss Surgery

Weight loss surgery helps people with extreme obesity to lose weight. It may be an option if you cannot lose weight through diet and exercise or have serious health problems caused by obesity.

There are different types of weight loss surgery. They often limit the amount of food you can take in. Some types of surgery also affect how you digest food and absorb nutrients. All types have risks and complications, such as infections, hernias, and blood clots.

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  1. Weight Loss Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    Weight loss surgery helps people with extreme obesity to lose weight. It may be an option if you cannot lose weight through diet and exercise or have serious ...
  2. Weight-loss surgery (also called metabolic and bariatric surgery or MBS) may be an option if you have moderate to high-risk obesity and have not been able to lose enough weight ...
  3. FAQs of Bariatric Surgery (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery)  
    ... activity, sitting time, and weight loss maintenance in bariatric surgery patients 2 to 16 years postsurgery. Obesity Surgery. ... SH, Livingston EH. Long-term follow-up after bariatric surgery: A systematic review. JAMA. 2014;312(9):934- ...
  4. ... perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient 2019 update: cosponsored by American Association of ...
  5. ... perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient 2019 update: cosponsored by American Association of ...
  6. Weight-loss surgery (also called metabolic and bariatric surgery or MBS) may be an option if you have moderate to high-risk obesity and have not been able to lose enough weight ...
  7. Weight-Loss (Bariatric) Surgery From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    Weight-loss surgery, also called metabolic and bariatric surgery, is an operation that makes changes to the digestive system and causes weight loss. ... Bariatric surgery, metabolic surgery, weight-loss surgery, obesity, body mass index (BMI)
  8. Bariatric Surgery Procedures (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery)  
    Weight Loss Surgery/Specifics ... Weight Loss Surgery ... American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ... Updated May 2021 | Written by the Public Education Committee ...
  9. Bariatric Surgery (Endocrine Society)  
    Considering bariatric surgery for weight loss? Bariatric surgery helps people who are very obese to lose a lot of weight and improve their health, but could have both benefits and ...
  10. Estimate of Bariatric Surgery Numbers, 2011-2021 (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery)  
    American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
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