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Obesity Surgery
Obesity surgery or bariatric surgery can help some people to lose weight by changing the way the body digests and absorbs food.
To decide whether or not someone qualifies for obesity surgery, a doctor will take into account such things as being severely obese, having a very high body mass index (BMI), being unable to lose weight by other means, and being physically unable to perform daily tasks.
Follow the links below to find information about obesity surgery.
Reviewed December 2011
10 Resources Found
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| Title: | Bariatric surgery - surgery for weight loss |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Several surgical techniques have been used to treat obesity including gastric bypass, gastroplasty, gastric banding and liposuction. |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | An introduction to obesity treatments |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Methods for weight loss include reducing calorie intake, increasing physical activity, behaviour therapy as well as pharmacological (drug) and surgical treatments for obesity. |
| Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Title: | Obesity surgery |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Obesity surgery is the last resort, when all other attempts at weight loss have failed and the person's health is at risk. Current techniques include gastric banding (lapband surgery), gastric stapling, jaw wiring and bowel bypass. |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Weight loss surgery in Australia |
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| Publisher: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) |
| Description: | This report shows that there was a substantial increase in weight loss surgery in Australia, from approximately 500 separations in 1998-99 to 17,000 in 2007-08. |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Gastric banding (lap band) surgery for weight loss - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Gastric banding (also called lap banding) is a surgical treatment for obesity that is becoming increasingly popular in Australia. |
| Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Title: | Welcome to the Obesity Guidelines website |
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| Publisher: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| Description: | The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in conjunction with Population Health Division of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has developed clinical practice guidelines for doctors on the management of overweight and obesity in children, adolescents and adults. |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Bariatric surgery for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in obese patients |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the liver manifestation of metabolic syndrome in which obesity and resistance to the insulin action are the hallmark. Fat accumulation in the liver produces inflammation and chronic liver damage, known as non-... |
| Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Title: | Surgery for obesity |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Obesity is associated with many health problems and a higher risk of death. Bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity is usually only considered when all other treatments have failed. People who are eligible for surgery have a body mass index (BMI) gr... |
| Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Title: | Intragastric balloon for obesity |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | With the failure of conventional treatments like diet therapy, increased physical activity and drug therapy in producing long lasting weight loss in people with obesity, other approaches like surgery are performed in specialised centres, an option to be... |
| Date: | Jul 2006 |
| Title: | Clinical practice guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity in adults |
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| Publisher: | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
| Description: | These guidelines for adults are the result of a comprehensive assessment of the current scientific evidence. They provide detailed evidence-based guidance for assessing and managing overweight and obesity in Australia. They also highlight important health concerns associated with overweight and obesity and, through the provision of clinical practice information for at-risk groups, aim to improve health outcomes for people with conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and some cancers. The evidence has been reviewed in detail up to January 2002. |
| Date: | Sep 2003 |
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