Bariatric surgery is surgery on the stomach and/or intestine to help a person with extreme obesity lose weight. There are two major types of surgery offered, and many variations of those two types. Here's a list to help you understand some of the most common procedures available today.

Do I meet the criteria for having bariatric surgery? What risks are involved in bariatric surgery? How long will my hospital stay be?

Questions covered are: What types of bariatric surgery do you perform? Factors used to decide which procedure to perform? Surgery disqualifications? Do you provide ongoing support?

We all know that exercise is beneficial for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But for morbidly obese individuals, simply moving up and down the stairs or getting out of a chair can be challenging. Here we are giving you top 10 exercises to start getting active. Remember to start off slow and steady and you will be on your way to a healthier you!

The Stomaphy X procedure, approved by the US FDA in 2007; is a new and innovative revision procedure for individuals who have had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and have regained weight due to a stretched stomach pouch or enlarged stomach outlet. The procedure reduces the stomach pouch and stomach outlet (stoma) to the original gastric bypass size without traditional surgery or incisions and with minimal recovery time.

Johns Hopkins doctor's recent studies revealed that the most common type of gastric bypass surgery increases the risk of developing kidney stones. Patients should know that the Roux-en-Y surgery might reduce the amount of calcium that the body absorbs, contributing to kidney stone formation.