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Most Americans are wrong about surgical treatments for obesity, medical professionals have warned. That assessment comes after a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults found that so-called ...

What Is a Bariatric Surgeon? A bariatric surgeon is a doctor who performs gastric bypass and other types of surgeries that help you lose weight. They’re sometimes called metabolic surgeons. Your ...

Share on Pinterest The new guidelines for weight loss surgery expand the number of people who are eligible. Olga Rolenko/Getty Images Two organizations have released the first new guidelines for ...

“Weight-loss methods, whether with pharmacotherapy or surgery, have to be mindful to avoid inducing these complications,” ...

GLP-1 medications are reshaping the weight management landscape — and beginning to take a bite out of bariatric surgery volumes in hospitals. Between 2022 and 2023, bariatric surgery rates fell 25.6% ...