Gastric Bypass Operation News

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.

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.

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 '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

Battle Of The Bulge! Star Jones Shows Off New Curves

By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter Getting ready for her return to the View , Star Jones showed off her ample new curves in New York Wednesday. After having gastric bypass surgery in 2003 and dropping a whopping 160 pounds , it looks like the legal eagle is battling to keep the bulge off once again. PHOTOS: Star Jones Flaunts Her Curvier Body In NYC When she left the View for the first ...