Carlos Rivera, who weighed 500 pounds and was so big he struggled to walk, says his relative remarking he was "too big" ...

Most of us take it for granted that we are here to celebrate Christmas with our loved ones. But for these people, this year ...

Melissa wasn't able to get surgery on the NHS so she researched surgeons abroad and settled on a clinic in Istanbul, Turkey.

I’ve done the shakes and Weight Watchers ... and the support I had was amazing. The bariatric procedure I had is known as a gastric sleeve, which meansthat I’ve had 80 per cent of my ...

Melissa wasn't able to get surgery on the NHS so she researched surgeons abroad and settled on a clinic in Istanbul, Turkey.

Postprandial hypoglycemia is one of the main complications of bariatric surgery and can affect up to 30% of patients. Unlike ...

Obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery can manage without opioids, according to a thesis from the University of ...

The determined mum flew to Izmir, Turkey, to undergo gastric sleeve surgery, which saw her drop from a size 32 to a size 18. She paid £3,500 in the procedure, which contributed to her total ...

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve ... to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the bariatric surgery most frequently ...

So if you're looking for the cost of a procedure like a vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) or a gastric band surgery with insurance, you'll have to check the details of your coverage to know how much ...