Flancbaum, Louis, MD, with Erica Manfred and Deborah Biskin. The Doctor's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery. West Hurley, NY: Fredonia Communications, 2001.
Most doctors will not perform bariatric surgery unless you are obese. The pictures requested are available at: www.webmd.com/.../weight-loss-surgery/slideshow-weight-loss-surgery
Some good places to go in order to get information on weight loss and surgery would be a local nutrition specialist and a local surgeon or doctor's office. There is also information available online regarding weight loss and surgery at websites such as, yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com, and www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/surgery-for-you
To counteract the weight of the barricades arm. This way the counter weight will do most of the work when the barricade is lifted.
Many opinions are available online, however be mindful of the choices recommending the surgery as they are probably a business. www.weightlosssurgeryoptions.com/ boasts having a complete resource about weight-loss surgery.
Gastric bypass surgery will work where diets do not. There are always risks when surgery is involed. Additional information is available at: www.ebariatricsurgery.com
Bariatric surgery is basically any form of weight loss surgery. Weight loss or bariatric surgery has 3 options available: lap-band system surgery, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG).
There are a slew of websites that can give you more information about the various forms of weight loss surgeries available. Here is just one of many: http://www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/your-options-in-weight-loss-surgery-making-the-choice
Gastric band surgery is available to those who need help losing weight which reduces the size of the stomach. One can have a gastric bypass which bypasses part of the intestine.
Hartford, Connecticut has few weight loss clinics available. One is Hartford Hospital's Weight Loss Surgery Center. You may be able to find a specific surgeon in the area by speaking with your doctor.
Banding gastric bypass is a GREAT weight loss surgery program. It is recommended by a lot of people! To learn more about banding gastric bypass, check this website out. http://www.obesityhelp.com/
The newest surgery these days is bariatric surgery. It involves cutting some of the small intestine so a smaller amount of food can enter the stomach so one can lose weight.
It really depends on what type of surgery you are interested in learning more about. There is more than one type of weight loss surgery available. http://www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com/