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What is Bariatric surgery?

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Bariatric surgery

Bariatric surgery, also called metabolic and bariatric surgery, is a group of operations that change the stomach or intestines to help people with severe obesity lose weight.

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In plain words

The most common procedures in the US are sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass .

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Why it matters

Surgery and GLP-1 medicines are the two most effective obesity treatments, so they often come up in the same conversation.

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