The LAP-BAND ® System is completely adjustable to change with the patient’s needs and may be removed at any time. Alternatively, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure surgically reroutes the ...

A new NIHR-supported study has found that gastric bypass surgery is the most effective and cost-efficient option for treating ...

Gastric bypass is the most clinically and cost-effective form of interventional surgery for people living with severe obesity ...

Gastric bypass is the most clinically and cost effective form of interventional surgery for people living with severe obesity, reveals landmark research funded and supported by the National Institute ...

Adults who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are more likely to lose 50% or more of their excess body weight than those who ...

Bariatric surgery ... a gastric bypass may expect to lose about 50% to 80% of excess weight in the 12 to 18 months following their procedure. This involves surgically placing a silicone band ...