Weight loss is no easy task, especially when you’re left to handle the process largely on your own.

Sleeve gastrectomy is an approach to weight-loss surgery that removes about 80 to 85 percent of the stomach.

Gastric Bypass is a type of weight loss surgery that works by bypassing a portion of the stomach and intestine

Veins contain tiny valves that help keep the blood moving forward, toward the heart.

A hernia occurs when a part of an organ begins pushing through the wall that normally holds it in place.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on the abdominal area.

Lap Band is a weight-loss procedure that uses a hollow silicone ring-shaped tube, or band, that slips over the stomach.

Lap Band aftercare and adjustment are critical to the success of your weight-loss surgery.

The gastric balloon is inserted without surgery, using a long, flexible scope that is inserted through the mouth and into the stomach.