Woman finally conquers her weight thanks to scar-free procedure. June 3, 2009 — -- Since puberty, 34-year-old Liliana Gomez-Guerrero had battled her weight. She literally has lost hundreds of ...

In normal digestion, food passes through the entire stomach and then enters the small intestine, where most of the nutrients and calories are absorbed. It then passes into the large intestine (colon), ...

In the last decade or so, gastric bypass surgery has grown increasingly common in this country. In that time, the way doctors perform the procedure has also changed dramatically. At one Connecticut ...

DALLAS - June 13, 2008 - UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons have completed the first single-incision Lap-Band weight-loss surgery in Texas. Rather than the traditional five small incisions used ...

CORPUS CHRISTI — If you’re considering bariatric surgery, you may be surprised to learn that more than 1.3 million people underwent this surgery from 2011 through 2017. Many patients who are battling ...

50-year-old Kenneth Yerrid, of Melissa, is halfway to his weight loss goal of 90 lbs and it's only been three months. Yerrid suffered from Metabolic syndrome, a serious health condition which includes ...

"My knees are bothering me my hip is bothering me, and I like to be active but I'm finding my activity is slowed down by my weight," says Carol McLaughlin, a weight loss patient. McLaughlin is now ...