More than 40% of Americans are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And the epidemic isn ...

Different types of weight loss surgery can be effective for long-term weight management in people with severe obesity or who ...

Long-term weight loss outcomes Research indicates gastric sleeve surgery produces average weight loss of 25 to 30% of total body weight within the first one to two years after surgery.

New Retrospective Study Reports Significantly Reduced Post-Operative GERD Rates with the Titan SGS™ Stapler from Teleflex Compared with Multi-Fire Staplers in Sleeve Gastrectomy ...

Sleeve gastrectomy is the most common weight-loss surgery in the U.S. 2 While the procedure is associated with a low rate of adverse events during and following surgery, a 2024 review of 109 ...

Feeling anxious before surgery is normal — but for many patients, it goes far beyond nerves. There is a growing body of research showing that poor mental health before surgery can derail ...

Read Less In a last attempt to regain her health and spend time with her newborn grandson, 42-year-old Danielle Peebles went for weight loss surgery in Turkey. She waited seven years for her NHS ...

Also, we are reporting two cases with revision surgery performed for pouch dilatation post-sleeve surgery from our teaching hospital. There was only one study that reported revision surgery as a ...

Key messages - Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues (GnRHa) are medications that may be able to reduce womb and fibroid size and increase haemoglobin (a protein that helps transport oxygen in red ...

Stopping glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) treatment 14 days before total joint arthroplasty can minimize risks for complications.

Angel Luk, RD, Registered Dietician, talks about how important it is for patients to follow the pre-operative diet before having bariatric surgery.