Experts have issued new guidelines for patients considering weight loss surgery abroad as medical tourism continues to grow.

Obesity surgery (also known as bariatric and metabolic surgery) is one of the most common reasons for people to do so called 'medical tourism' – where they travel to another country to have the ...

People seeking medical procedures abroad should be wary of special offers or discounted rates because such offers “raise ...

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Tori Phillips, 39, weighed 420 lbs. and was a size XXXXXL. After learning she had the BRCA-1 gene, she slimmed down in order ...

For patients with compensated MASH-related cirrhosis and obesity, metabolic surgery associated with lower risk for adverse liver outcomes.

After gastric bypass surgery, you can expect to follow-up with your bariatric surgeon. Usually, you will be seen at two weeks, in six to eight weeks, and then as determined by the program or provider.

Taking steps to protect the eye and avoiding certain activities is important during recovery from cataract surgery. These include avoiding bending over and vigorous sneezing or coughing.

At 15 years, patients in the bariatric surgery group lost 26.6% (31.6 kg) of their weight and patients in the nonsurgical control group lost 9.8% (10.7 kg) of their weight.

Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study offers one available option: bariatric surgery. Weight loss operations ...

At 15 years, patients in the bariatric surgery group lost 26.6% (31.6 kg) of their weight and patients in the nonsurgical control group lost 9.8% (10.7 kg) of their weight.

What is stenosis after gastric bypass surgery? After gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, the new connection between the stomach pouch and the small intestine may narrow. This is called an ...