Obesity Treatment

Surgery and medications are available to combat obesity, though you'll also need to make some significant lifestyle changes. Find your motivation and realistic methods that can help you lose weight.

Acupuncture needles on back

Acupuncture for Weight Loss

By Lindsay Curtis

Following Up After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric Bypass Surgery: Recovery

By Colleen Doherty, MD

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric Bypass Surgery: What to Expect on the Day of Surgery

By Colleen Doherty, MD

Long-Term Care After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric Bypass Surgery: Long-Term Care

By Colleen Doherty, MD

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Lap-Band Surgery: Long-Term Care

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

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Lap-Band Surgery: Recovery

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

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Gastric Bypass Surgery: Purpose of Gastric Bypass

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

Surgeon performing laparoscopic Lap-Band surgery

Lap-Band Surgery: What to Expect on the Day of Surgery

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

Patient is prepared for Lap-Band surgery

Lap-Band Surgery: How to Prepare

By Anastasia Climan, RDN, CD-N

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Lap Band Surgery: Purpose of Lap Band Surgery

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

Preparing for Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric Bypass Surgery: How to Prepare

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery: Long-Term Care

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery: Recovery

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery: What to Expect on the Day of Surgery

By Mark Gurarie

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery: How to Prepare

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

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Weight Loss Surgery: Overview

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

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Weight Loss Surgery: Long-Term Care

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

Your doctor's got all the nutrition facts you need

Weight Loss Surgery: Recovery

Medically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD

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Weight Loss Surgery: What to Expect on the Day of Surgery

Medically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD

purpose of weight loss surgery

Weight Loss Surgery: Purpose of Weight Loss Surgery

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD

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How Obesity Is Treated

Medically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DO

Long-Term Complications After Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Medically reviewed by Scott Sundick, MD

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Losing Weight the Kaizen Way

Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS

Weight Loss Surgery and Heart Failure Prevention

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD

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How Weight Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Heart

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD

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Bariatric Surgery and How It Affects Mental Health

Medically reviewed by Scott Sundick, MD

Woman trying on plus-size clothes

Clothes Shopping Tips for Women With Obesity

By Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI

Surgeon Holding Gastric Band

How Lap Band or Gastric Banding Surgery Works

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD

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The Weight Loss Drug Saxenda (Liraglutide)

Medically reviewed by Violetta Shamilova, PharmD

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Is Gastric Bypass Worth It? 7 Fact About Bariatric Surgery

Medically reviewed by Scott Sundick, MD