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.
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.
Blogs about bariatric surgery may be found online. Some noteworthy blogs that can be found online regarding bariatric surgery are as follows: www.livingafterwls.blogspot.com; www.the-taylor-family.org/CS/blogs/michelle/default.aspx; bariatricgirl.blogspot.com
If you want Bariatric surgery, you should ask your doctor before doing this surgery. The doctor may recommend you to a better or more sufficient surgery.
You doctor would be the best person to give you instructions on what to do before bariatric surgery, but you can find some more information here: http://www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com/surgery-before/
You can find information on bariatric before and after from your doctor's office. You can also find information online from sources such as "Your Bariatric Surgery Guide".
If one wishes to view the results of bariatric surgery there are several options. The website for New Image Bariatric Surgical Associates has several examples of before and after photographs for both men and women. Alternatively the website for Presbyterian Bariatric & General Surgery has similar pictures.
There are many different types of bariatric surgies. In fact new forms of surgery are being found everyday. You can go tot he website www.lapband.obeseinfo.com/Bariatric-Surgery-Chart.htm to find a comparision of all these surgeries.
Information on Bariatric bypass surgery can be found at multiple locations online. I suggest starting with http://www.ebariatricsurgery.com/gatricbypasssurgery.html.
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.
You can find information out about bariatric surgery, lapband surgery or the bariatric sleeve surgery here: http://www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com/cost/
www.communitymemorial.com is a hospital site that will explain what a bariatric program is and does. It explains what happens before surgery and after.
If you are on Medicare, a portion of the costs of bariatric surgery and related care may be covered, but only if you are obese. You can find more information on www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com/insurance