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

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   Whether weight loss surgery is right for you is a personal decision based on things like risk analysis, cost, commitment level and whether you’re a good candidate for stomach surgery for weight ...

3. 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 ...

4. Bariatrics - Wikipedia

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   The term bariatrics was coined around 1965, [2] from the Greek root bar- ("weight" as in barometer), suffix-iatr ("treatment," as in pediatrics), and suffix-ic ("pertaining to"). The field encompasses dieting, exercise and behavioral therapy approaches to weight loss, as well as pharmacotherapy and surgery. The term is also used in the medical ...

5. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Gastric bypass is indicated for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity, a diagnosis which is made when the patient is seriously obese, has been unable to achieve satisfactory and sustained weight loss by dietary efforts, and has comorbid conditions which are either life-threatening or serious impairment to the quality of life.

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. Digestive system surgery - Wikipedia

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   7. Pancreatic Surgery: procedures involving the pancreas, such as the Whipple surgery (pancreaticoduodenectomy), which is used to treat some forms of pancreatic cancer and other serious pancreatic diseases. 8. Hernia Repair: A hernia, which is the protrusion of an organ or tissue through a weak spot in the abdominal wall, is treated surgically.