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More, Faster Weight Loss Seen With Gastric Bypass Than Banding

MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Gastric bypass surgery results in faster and longer-lasting weight loss than does gastric banding, according to a new study by Swiss investigators.

Long term, gastric bypass beats out banding: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among weight-loss surgery options, gastric bypass comes with more complications shortly after surgery than gastric banding, but makes up for it with fewer long-term side effects and repeat operations, new research suggests. People who got bypass surgery also lost weight faster, and more kept it off, in the study of more than 400 obese Swiss patients. "What we would ...

Gastric Bypass Surgery More Effective For Weight Loss

Gastric bypass surgery is far more effective against morbid obesity than gastric banding, leading to weight loss that is faster and longer-lasting, a new Swiss study says. According to HealthDay News, the benefits come with an increased risk, however.

Gastric bypass 'better' than gastric banding, study shows

Gastric bypass results in faster, more sustained weight loss than gastric banding, and with fewer complications, according to a new study. read more

Study: Gastric Bypass More Effective

Gastric bypass surgery is more effective and associated with fewer complications than gastric banding, also known as the lap band procedure. That's according to a new study released Monday afternoon.