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WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY NEWS

‘He couldn’t walk or remember things’: 25-year-old suffers brain damage after bariatric surgery; how thiamine deficiency can strike within days

November 26, 2025 2:42 pm

When questioned about his recent medical history, the patient revealed that he had undergone bariatric (weight loss) surgery just three weeks earlier.

Saisha Shinde shares pics before and after feminisation surgeries: 'Body issues are not just limited to trans women'

January 09, 2023 5:12 pm

My journey from podgy to skinny to muscular to podgy again to feminine is truly something I’m proud of...my body has stood by me whenever I took the decision to change it...," she added

Can metabolic surgery help control diabetes in patients?

November 29, 2022 2:56 pm

According to a doctor, metabolic/bariatric surgery includes operations like gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and sleeve-plus procedures

How to maintain weight after a bariatric or weight loss surgery

February 16, 2022 9:31 am

According to a doctor, every surgery demands a recovery process, and for the long-term success of weight-loss surgery, one needs to follow specific instructions.

Weight-loss surgery in adolescents can weaken bones, says study

November 27, 2020 4:07 pm

For the study, 52 adolescents with moderate to severe obesity were examined, 26 of whom underwent sleeve gastrectomy

Bariatric surgery may help lower skin cancer risk: Study

January 04, 2020 5:11 pm

"This provides further evidence for a connection between obesity and malignant skin cancer, and for the view that we should regard obesity as a risk factor for these forms of cancer", says study.

From 300 kg to 86 kg: Pune woman undergoes 2 weight loss surgeries

May 20, 2019 11:06 am

Amita Rajani's life took a turn for the worse when at the age of six, she started piling up on the kilos. At 16, she weighed 126 kg and found it difficult to carry out routine tasks. After she hit 300 kg, she had to be constantly assisted.

Weight loss surgery ups good cholesterol in obese boys: Study

May 07, 2016 5:54 pm

The findings showed that the levels of high-density lipoprotein increased 23 percent in the year following the weight loss surgery.

Weight-loss surgery post-marriage can affect family bonds

January 27, 2016 6:57 pm

Weight loss surgery greatly impacts dietary habits and throws established familial behaviours and routines for a toss, thereby affecting relationship dynamics and ability to stick to post-surgery fitness regimen.

Weight loss surgery may cause bone loss

June 24, 2014 3:00 pm

Bariatric surgery may lead to bone loss for at least two years even after the body weight stabilises, says a study.

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