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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 superior to lap banding finds study

A new study evaluates the best option in terms of weight loss surgery for those who need it. Researchers found gastric bypass patients lose more weight than gastric banding patients and keep it off longer. Even though banding is a simpler operation, nearly half of those patients were still obese after six years.

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.

At 5: Comparing weight loss surgeries

Many obese patients choose gastric banding surgery for weight loss. It is a simpler operation than gastric bypass surgery.

Smart Woman: Gastric Banding? Or Gastric Bypass Surgery?

An estimated 220,000 Americans have weight loss surgery every year. That's double the number a decade ago. There are two common types of procedures and a new study has found that one may be more effective.