A healthy weight helps you control metabolic syndrome. Bariatric surgery may be tried if other methods don't work.
It may be done for people who have a:
The types of bariatric surgery:
Surgery may result in:
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Last reviewed May 2018 by EBSCO Medical Review Board Marcin Chwistek, MD