Center for Weight Loss Surgery explains the differences between duodenal switch and gastric sleeve surgeries for weight loss.

Bariatric (weight-loss) surgery includes procedures like gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic diversion to ...

If you’re struggling with weight, you’re not alone. Around 42 percent of American adults have obesity. In addition to nutrition, exercise and medications, some might explore the idea of weight ...

Weight loss surgery—also known as bariatric surgery—is a broad term that describes surgical procedures designed to help you lose weight. Weight loss surgeries do this by adjusting the stomach and ...

The swallowable gastric balloon has gained FDA approval for short-term weight loss in adults with obesity. Learn more.

The newly-approved device requires only that patients swallow it in their doctor's office to achieve weight loss, according ...

Jan. 6, 2006 — -- A popular procedure in Europe called gastric ballooning seems like a great alternative to gastric-bypass surgery. All it takes is inserting a balloon into the stomach through ...

The FDA approves the Allurion balloon for weight loss, which is swallowed and doesn't require a procedure for removal. Doctors explain how it works.