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2. The Unexpected Costs of Weight-Loss Surgery - AOL

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   The gastric bypass, the most popular form of weight-loss surgery to date, can cost from $20,000. For those burdened by a lifetime of obesity, the cost of weight-loss surgery is well worth it ...

3. Fat removal procedures - Wikipedia

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   Liposuction is a type of cosmetic surgery that removes fat from the human body in an attempt to change its shape. [5] Evidence does not support an effect on weight beyond a couple of months and it does not appear to affect obesity related problems. [6] [7] In the United States it is the most commonly done cosmetic surgery. [8] [9]

4. Body fat percentage - Wikipedia

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   [23] [24] Ultrasound techniques can also be used to directly measure muscle thickness and quantify intramuscular fat. Ultrasound equipment is expensive, and not cost-effective solely for body fat measurement, but where equipment is available, as in hospitals, the extra cost for the capability to measure body fat is minimal. [16]

5. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Bariatric surgery (also known as metabolic surgery or weight loss surgery) is a surgical procedure used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Long term weight loss with bariatric surgery may be achieved through alteration of gut hormones, physical reduction of stomach size ( stomach reduction surgery ), [ 3 ] reduction ...

6. Bariatric surgery better for weight loss than GLP-1 drugs ...

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   When looking at the results of weight loss surgery, the researchers found a total weight loss of nearly 32% for gastric bypass and 29% for sleeve gastrectomy one year after surgery. Study ...

7. Weight loss surgery has long-term benefits for people with ...

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   Bariatric surgery, also called weight loss surgery, leads to better blood sugar control and less medication use long-term in people with type 2 diabetes than non-surgical management with ...