Affordable Bariatric Surgery in India – Benefits, Risks and Costs for International Patients

Posted on 21 July 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

Bariatric surgery is a surgical procedure done to alter the stomach to treat severe obesity. Bariatric surgery is a term derived from the Greek words: ”weight” and ”treatment.” Bariatric surgical procedures are major gastrointestinal operations that (a) seal off most of the stomach to reduce the amount of food one can eat

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The Dangers of Medical Tourism for Bariatric Surgery

Posted on 1 May 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

There”s no question that the waiting lists for weight loss surgery, or bariatric surgery as it”s called, are unacceptably long. The wait list in Canada is well over 5 years, with this number varying across provinces and cities, depending on the availability of local facilities.

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