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Taking the weight off with bariatric surgery

Susan Gallagher

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In Brief As more patients choose weight-reduction surgery to treat morbid obesity, you're likely to be involved in their care. Here's the skinny on the various options and your role before and after surgery. Al Roker, move over. Here's the skinny on an increasingly popular surgical treatment for obesity.

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In Brief As more patients choose weight-reduction surgery to treat morbid obesity, you're likely to be involved in their care. Here's the skinny on the various options and your role before and after surgery. Al Roker, move over. Here's the skinny on an increasingly popular surgical treatment for obesity.

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In Brief As more patients choose weight-reduction surgery to treat morbid obesity, you're likely to be involved in their care. Here's the skinny on the various options and your role before and after surgery. Al Roker, move over. Here's the skinny on an increasingly popular surgical treatment for obesity.

Key concepts: Medicine, Weight loss, Obesity Surgery, Obesity, Weight Loss Surgery, General surgery, Morbid obesity, Surgery

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