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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 ... caused by obesity. There are different types of weight loss surgery. They often limit the amount of food you ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/weightlosssurgery.html - Health Topics
  2. Before weight-loss surgery - what to ask your doctor 
    Weight-loss surgery is done to help you lose weight and get healthier. After the surgery, you will not ... ask your health care provider before you have weight-loss surgery.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000259.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. After weight-loss surgery - what to ask your doctor 
    Weight-loss surgery is done to help you lose weight and get healthier. After the surgery, you will not ... lose weight? What will eating be like after weight-loss surgery? What should I eat or drink when I ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000258.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Gastric bypass surgery 
    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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007199.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Weight-loss surgery and children 
    Many adults who have weight-loss surgery are able to lose a large amount of weight. This weight loss can have health benefits such as: Better control ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000356.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Life after weight-loss surgery 
    You may have just started to think about weight-loss surgery. Or, you may have already made the decision to have surgery. Weight-loss surgery can help you: Lose weight Improve or eliminate ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000350.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Weight Loss Surgery: An Option for Teens? (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    Bariatric Surgery~ Weight loss surgery~ obese teen~ severe obesity~ parent to parent~ teen to parent~ coverage for weight loss surgery~ gastric bypass teens~ ...
    https://www.healthychildren.org/.../Pages/Weight-Loss-Surgery.aspx - External Health Links
  8. FAQs of Bariatric Surgery (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery)  
    Updated September 2020 | Written by the Public Education Committee… ... Updated September 2020 | Written by the Public Education Committee Exercise Nutrition Pregnancy ...
    https://asmbs.org/patients/faqs-of-bariatric-surgery - External Health Links
  9. Weight Loss Surgery (Nemours Foundation)  
    Weight Loss Surgery/Teenagers ... Weight Loss Surgery
    https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/bariatric.html - External Health Links
  10. Laparoscopic gastric banding 
    Weight-loss surgery (also called metabolic and bariatric surgery or MBS) may be an option if you have moderate ... banding is not as large as with other weight loss surgery . The average weight loss is about one-third ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007388.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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