This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In 2 your Health, Dr. Michael Snyder who is ...

"Dr. Babak Moein is one of the few surgeons in Southern California who is double fellowship-trained in both bariatric weight-loss surgery and cosmetic body contouring, which allows for a comprehensive ...

The surgeon divides the stomach into a large portion and a much smaller one. Then, in a process sometimes called "stomach stapling,” the small part of the stomach is sewn or stapled together to make a ...

Gastric bypass patients had a lower rate of major adverse cardiac events than sleeve gastrectomy patients over 5 years. This was driven by a 40% risk reduction for myocardial infarction among gastric ...

Sally G, a 38-year-old white woman from Atlanta, has type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). She stands 64 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds. Her body mass index (BMI) is 38.2 kg/m 2 and her glycated ...

Mexico's medical-tourism business brings more than 1 million Americans to the country each year. Kasey Spicer traveled to Tijuana for bariatric surgery in 2021 and had a successful experience. Her ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes saw more improvement in glycemic control within 30 days of undergoing ...

In normal digestion, food passes through the entire stomach and then enters the small intestine, where most of the nutrients and calories are absorbed. It then passes into the large intestine (colon), ...