Gastric bypass more effective than other procedures, studies find
Monday, February 21, 2011 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
The older weight-loss surgery is no riskier than Lap-Band or gastric sleeving, and better for those with severe obesity and weight-related medical conditions, two studies suggest.Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration approved the marketing of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery to 11 million new patients, a pair of studies has found that a different, older procedure is more effective and no riskier than either the Lap-Band or another less-drastic surgery, sleeve gastrectomy.