Bariatric Surgery is the most common weight loss surgery. Here is a link to a site that has statistics on the surgery. http://www.bariatric-surgery.info/statistics.htm There is also a site http:\\www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com which also discusses several different types of bariatric surgeries with pictures.
A great website to read about statistics for bariatric surgery is http://www.bariatric-surgery.info/statistics.htm. It provides you with a few statistics and links to other resources.
Information on bariatric surgery statistics can be found on numerous websites, including but not limited to www.nawls.com, www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com, and www.bariatric-surgery.info.
If you are thinking about having this type of surgery then it is smart to try to find a lot of information about it. One great website is : www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com/obesity/. This will give you a lot of information about bariatric surgery.
http://www.nawls.com/public/102.cfm?sd=2 is a website with excellent statistics regarding bariatric surgery. Mayo Clinic is regarded as one of the hospitals in North America with the best success rate for the procedure.
You can find information out about bariatric surgery, lapband surgery or the bariatric sleeve surgery here: http://www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com/cost/
After looking online, I found many different websites which will gave many different statistics on how successful bariatric surgery is. I found that the average of studies show that the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients lose 2/3 of their weight within 2 years. I would suggust speaking with your Dr. and asking him/her to show you their statistics.
Bariatric surgery is a broad term used to describe weight loss surgeries. Gastric bypass surgery falls under the category of a bariatric surgery. Therefore, getting a bariatric surgery, isn't necessarily indicative that you would be getting gastric bypass.
If you are looking for information regarding financing bariatric surgery, I would suggest going to this site: http://www.bariatric.us/bariatric-surgery-financing.html
For pictures and diagrams on bariatric surgery, try this website: http://www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/gastric-bypass Also, I would recommend the book, Bariatric Surgery for Dummies. This book will tell you how bariatric procedures are performed.
The best place to learn about the bariatric surgery society is their official website which can be found at http://asmbs.org/. This stands for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
More than 23 million Americans are candidates for bariatric surgery
There are various before and after accounts of Bariatric surgery available on the world wide web as well as pictures of before and after Bariatric surgery available at websites such as the following: www.locateadoc.com/pictures/bariatric-surgery/gastric-bypass-surgery.html, www.renewedreflections.com/forums, and www.obesityhelp.com/content/lifeafter.html.