Infographic: Types of Weight Loss Surgery

By Ross Toro, Infographics Artist | June 17, 2011 12:18pm 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.

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Ross Toro, Infographics Artist: Ross Toro is a contributing infographic artist for Live Science. He specializes in explanatory graphics that deal with science topics. Ross is a former art director of the Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and United Press International. He teaches Filipino martial arts when not dabbling in cartoons and animation.

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