Bariatric Surgery (weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures
performed on people who are obese. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size
of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach
(sleeve gastrectomy or the small intestines to a small stomabiliopancreatic diversion
with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the pouch (gastric bypass surgery
Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery is a lifesaving and life-changing treatment for
severely obese patients who have not had success with traditional, medically supervised
weight-loss strategies such as diet modification, exercise, and/or medication. It
works by physically restricting the amount of food patients can eat and/or by interrupting
the digestive process. It does not remove fatty tissue.