Feeling less stigma — not losing weight — was linked to better mental health and eating behaviors after bariatric surgery.

Self-esteem scores jumped a remarkable 131% within just one year of bariatric surgery, according to a large study presented ...

Most patients undergoing "tummy tuck" surgery (abdominoplasty) to remove excess skin and tissue after weight loss continue to ...

More information: Weight Stigma and Bariatric Surgery: Prospective Improvements, Psychological Health, and Weight, Health Psychology (2025). DOI: 10.1037/hea0001517 ...

New research shows that weight stigma—and not weight itself—has the biggest impact on mental health and healthy behaviors in the years after weight-loss surgery. Researchers found that patients who ...

GLP-1 medications have become game changers for people trying to lose weight, but bariatric surgery is still superior when it comes to total and lasting weight loss, a new study has found.

That translated into bariatric surgery patients losing 24% of their body weight — 58 pounds on average — compared to about 5%, or 12 pounds on average, for patients who had a GLP-1 ...

Three months since Suzanne Harrington was prescribed the weight-loss jab Mounjaro, she opens up her diary and reveals all ...