Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide, and bariatric surgery offers an effective option for treatment of obesity and related comorbidities. Here, Nguyen and Varela discuss the ...

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 ...

Photo: Erdem Hospital via FL Communications ISTANBUL, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Erdem Hospital in Istanbul has ...

Gastric sleeve surgery removes 80% of the stomach, helping 150,000 Americans annually lose 30% of body weight ...

The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher ...

Gastric band surgery is a third type of bariatric surgery.It’s less commonly performed than gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery. With this procedure, a surgeon creates a small stomach ...

Gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery are the two most common types of bariatric surgery. Both surgeries aim to reduce the size of a person’s stomach and limit the amount of food they can eat.

After gastric sleeve surgery, your stomach is around 80% smaller than it used to be. This means you’ll get full faster, but it also means that every bite counts.