On Monday, January 23rd, the Dr. Oz show aired a segment called, “The Underperformed Surgery You Should Be Getting”. This episode was entirely about gastric bypass surgery.
Dr. Oz, a surgeon by training, led a discussion about the gastric bypass procedure, the risks associated with the surgery and the health benefits, including the possibility of resolving of type II diabetes in most patients. Bariatric surgeon Dr. Marc Bessler, Director of the Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, discussed these topics with Dr. Oz and several patients shared their weight loss stories.
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