weight loss surgery safety
How to Choose the Best Weight Loss Surgery for You
Choosing the weight loss operation best suited for you typically means choosing between the sleeve gastrectomy operation and the gastric bypass operation. These two operations are by far the most popular weight loss operations performed in the United States. Before we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the gastric sleeve and the gastric bypass, let’s…
Read MoreVariation in Outcomes at Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence
A study entitled “Variation in Outcomes at Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence,” published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2017, reports a surprisingly wide variation in patient outcomes across accredited bariatric surgery centers of excellence nationally. Claims data were analyzed from 145,527 patients who underwent weight loss surgery at one of 165…
Read MoreWeight Loss Surgery Is Safe
In previous posts I’ve discussed why weight loss surgery works (Weight Loss Surgery Changes The Body Weight Set Point) and why diets don’t work (The Body Weight Set Point Prevents Weight Loss). To summarize, bariatric surgery works by changing the biologic control system that determines body weight. The biologically determined body weight “set point” is decreased.…
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