Life-changing surgery

Weight-loss surgery is no quick nip/tuck. And it won?t work if you?re not also eating right and exercising. But for those who follow the rules, it can be a great first step.

?It?s one piece of a lifelong commitment to being healthy,? says John Meilahn, M.D., director of bariatric surgery at Temple University Hospital. ?Some people think they can eat whatever they want after surgery, but that?s not true. It may not be fair, but obese people absorb food differently, so they have to watch what they eat for the rest of their lives. Surgery helps with that.?  Click here for full article.