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2. 4 Common Weight Loss Surgeries (& 3 Alternatives) - AOL

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   Weight loss surgery physically alters your digestive system to promote weight loss over time. The most common types of surgery aim to restrict food intake and/or reduce absorption of ...

3. Duodenal switch - Wikipedia

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   The duodenal switch (DS) procedure, also known as a gastric reduction duodenal switch (GRDS), is a weight loss surgery procedure that is composed of a restrictive and a malabsorptive aspect. The restrictive portion of the surgery involves removing approximately 70% of the stomach (along the greater curvature) and most of the duodenum.

4. 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 ...

5. Management of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Weight loss surgery relies on various principles: the two most common approaches are reducing the volume of the stomach (e.g. by adjustable gastric banding and vertical banded gastroplasty), which produces an earlier sense of satiation, and reducing the length of bowel that comes into contact with food (e.g. by gastric bypass surgery or ...

6. Bariatric surgeries drop sharply as people turn to Wegovy ...

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   That represented about 1% of all U.S. residents eligible for weight loss operations. Weight loss operations increased in 2022 from the year before, perhaps due to spillover from the COVID-19 ...

7. Weight Loss Surgeries Up During Pandemic - AOL

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   Amanda Kines-Phillips, a 37-year-old mom from Cairo, Georgia, says her weight has changed during the pandemic. With a family history of weight issues, she opted for a mini gastric bypass surgery ...