"Everyone deserves to be happy and healthy. This surgery can change your whole life, and for many people will save their lives. Your life will improve in ways you cannot imagine." -Lindsay M. The ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- John Soria was at the end of his rope. After struggling to lose weight for some time, Soria found himself suffering from climbing blood pressure. Getting shuteye was even a ...

Kelly Osbourne, 35, isn’t too shy to admit that going under the knife helped her to lose weight. During an Aug. 20 episode of the Hollywood Raw podcast the Brit confessed that she’d had gastric sleeve ...

While all surgeries have some amount of risk, there are many noninvasive options available for weight loss surgery. Weight loss surgery, also called bariatric surgery, is a type of surgery that helps ...

Weight loss surgeries, also called bariatric surgeries, help people achieve long-term weight loss. Surgery may help you if you are severely overweight, have weight-related medical problems, or both.

An assistant professor of surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Linda Zhang specializes in weight-loss surgery, including sleeve gastrectomies. A third of her patients are having bariatric surgery.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Considering the outstanding rate of success, obtaining a gastric sleeve or another weight loss procedure might seem like the end of a patient's struggle with ...

After a gastric sleeve operation, you may need to follow a specific eating plan during recovery. It may involve consuming only clear liquids for a time and eventually adding other foods to your diet.

This surgery is done by making several small incisions and using small instruments and a camera to guide the surgery (laparoscopic approach). More than half of your stomach is removed, leaving a thin ...