A coroner has highlighted the "critical failure" in the care of a woman who died after a doctor failed to spot her gastric ...

Weight-loss surgeries such as gastric band operations can cost anywhere between £4,000 and £15,000 per person. About 7,000 people have received such surgery each year in the last decade but ...

With a surge in average-size women having ops to slim down to a ‘perfect 10’, we speak to three who have gone under the knife, despite not being obese STARING in the mirror after putting her ...

The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity has increased dramatically over the past decade, which has raised concerns about safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness.

Sofia Alessia, 27, suffered severe complications and has warned others that, ‘weight loss surgery isn't worth the pain’. A ...

A post mortem examination found that the gastric band - a weight loss device placed around the upper stomach - had slipped, ...

Morgan Ribeiro, 20, flew to Turkey in January 2024 after being lured by social media adverts offering cut-price gastric band surgery. Following the operation on January 5 she fell ill with septic ...

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A Yorkshire hospital has been criticised after a patient died when medical staff failed to detect that her gastric band had slipped.