Text size:  Obesity Surgery   The Memorial Weight-Loss Surgery
Program involves more than changing the shape of your body. It
offers a structured plan to shape your approach to your health.
If you've struggled with diets, exercise, and other methods,
weight-loss surgery – also called bariatric surgery – can be an
important, effective tool in your journey to lose weight and
keep it off, while embracing a healthier lifestyle.  How it
works  Bariatric surgeries can promote weight loss in three
ways:    • Limiting the amount of food you can eat at one time,
by reducing the functional size of the stomach   • Reducing the
amount of calories the small intestine can absorb   •
Controlling a patient's hunger for food, by diminishing the
hormonal drive to eat  Successfully maintaining weight loss from
surgery depends on the patient's commitment to eating healthy
and exercising regularly.  Additional Benefits  Many patients
also experience additional benefits from weight-loss surgery,
including improvements, and at time