But make no mistake -- weight loss surgery is not a silver bullet.
Weight loss surgery is not for everyone, but for those who are morbidly obese, it is definitely an option worth looking into.
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery says that about 200, 000 people in the U.S. have weight loss surgery each year.
Weight loss surgery, since it has a cosmetic component, can be controversial at best so make sure that you have great documentation to prove that it was medically necessary and ordered by a doctor.
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When her insurance company announced that bariatric surgery, or weight-loss surgery, would be covered under the couple's plan, she told her husband about it.
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The weight-loss surgery techniques used in the study may also partly explain the findings.
Professor McMahon believes if nothing changes, we could see one in six people eligible for weight-loss surgery within a generation.
Despite the rapid weight loss, surgery wasn't an easy way out.
Allergan also sells implants used in breast augmentation and weight-loss surgery.
While he may look different, down 115 pounds since his weight-loss surgery, the 50-year-old Ryan insists he has never been asked by Johnson or Idzik to tone down his ways.
Still, this is not the first study to suggest that weight-loss surgery does not reduce cancer risk in men, and it's possible that hormonal differences between the sexes may play a role.
Some of the more common side effects of weight-loss surgery can be difficulty digesting starchy foods and protein, which can lead to other physical conditions including hair loss, fatigue, swelling and muscle weakness.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which may be connected to a weight-loss surgery he had eight years ago, according to the Mayo Clinic, where he is being treated.
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Drastic weight loss and stomach surgery have both been shown capable of reversing the condition.
Last year the NHS carried out more than 8, 000 weight loss operations, sometimes called bariatric surgery, and the number is rising by about 10% a year.
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