Infographic: Types of Weight Loss Surgery

Ross Toro, MyHealthNewsDaily Infographic Artist

Date: 17 June 2011 Time: 12:18 PM ET

There are several different types of weight-loss surgery (also called bariatric surgery), including gastric bypass and gastric banding, but all involve making the stomach smaller. MyHealthNewsDaily explains how these procedures differ.

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