Black adults who underwent a sleeve gastrectomy had a lower total weight loss and higher HbA1c after surgery than white and ...

Researchers said longitudinal studies are critical to refine and optimize the management of metabolic dysfunction–associated ...

Paramedic Alison Tarrant had struggled with binge-eating and her weight after having children and, in 2019 after reaching 16 ...

What is Sleeve Gastrectomy? In a sleeve gastrectomy, more than half of your stomach is removed, leaving behind a thin vertical sleeve about the size of a banana.

True You Weight Loss, the nation’s first dedicated endobariatric weight loss center, today announced two new FDA-authorized clinical trials aimed at p ...

I learned about a weight-loss procedure called a vertical sleeve gastrectomy from people at work, and after a ton of research (and talks with my doctor), I elected to go under the knife in ...

I had it all sorted. Three years later and I’m 125kg, and just shy of two weeks away from having a much more invasive surgery than a gastric band — a vertical sleeve gastrectomy.

In vertical sleeve gastrectomy (also called gastric sleeve surgery), a surgeon removes most of the stomach, leaving only a banana-shaped section that is closed with staples.

Why I’m having obesity surgery for the second time AFTER this photo was taken Melanie Tait put on 50kg. So she’s about to do something even more drastic than having a gastric band.

Laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (LVSG) is associated with an increased reoperation rate for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)-related symptoms and a greater incidence of overall worsened ...

The following year, she opted for a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. “It’s a very good tool to have,” Barnes said of the operation. But she clarifies: “The surgery is not an easy way out.” ...