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Bariatric Surgery

A procedure to lose weight, a resource to start a healthy life

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Follow Penn's bariatric surgery team as they perform a life-altering procedure on a woman suffering from obesity. Learn how bariatric surgery can reduce the effects of obesity such as high blood pressure, joint pain, and diabetes. Hear from post-operative patients about how this surgery has enhanced their lives and see their dramatic weight loss results. Originally aired April 2004.

 

 


 

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