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06
The Skinny on Weight Loss Medications Diet and exercise can only take some people so far: many of our patients...
HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwire – Sep 18, 2012) – According to recent studies from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), weight loss procedures such as the LAP-BAND® System and gastric sleeve can improve life expectancy by as much as 89% as compared to those who do not have surgery. While the ASMBS reports the risk of death from bariatric procedures is less than 0.1%, Dr. Sherman Yu and Dr. Terry Scarborough of the Texas Laparoscopic Consultants
