Self-esteem scores jumped a remarkable 131% within just one year of bariatric surgery, according to a large study presented at ASMBS 2025. Tracking nearly 5,800 patients, researchers found a direct ...
MSN: Bariatric surgery better than GLP-1 drugs for weight loss : ASMBS study
Bariatric surgery better than GLP-1 drugs for weight loss : ASMBS study
Newberry, FL – – Richard M. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS, Professor and Chief of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at UT Health San Antonio, TX, has been elected the new ...
A study presented at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery highlighted that bariatric surgeries, specifically sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass, work better in promoting weight ...
Authorities on bariatric and metabolic surgery have issued new evidence-based clinical guidelines that among a slew of recommendations expand patient eligibility for weight-loss surgery and endorse ...
At least two recent studies have found bariatric surgery more cost-effective, long term, than the pricey glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist obesity medications. Another recent study ...
News Medical: Higher BMI linked to increased risk of complications after bariatric surgery
The higher a person's body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, especially those with BMI of 50 or more, according to a new study presented today at the ...
News Medical: New studies show bariatric surgery can improve health for patients with Class 1 obesity
Patient eligibility for bariatric surgery, also called weight-loss or metabolic surgery, has expanded over the last decade and its safety and effectiveness even further established in clinical studies ...