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Farah Husain, MD, FACS, FASMBS
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Farah Husain, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Farah Husain, MD, FACS, FASMBS
What if Bariatric Surgery Were Easier to Perform—and Recover From?

For many people who struggle with their weight, trying yet another diet can feel like an exercise in futility. Indeed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly half of adults tried to lose weight in the previous year.

That doesn't surprise Farah Husain, MD, FACS, FASMBS, division chief of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. “Only a very small percentage of people are able to lose weight and maintain that loss with diet and exercise alone,” she said.

For certain people, bariatric surgery may be an option worth considering. “These days, the surgeries are done laparoscopically and robotically — that is, they're minimally invasive,” says Dr. Husain. She likens them to commonplace procedures such as gallbladder surgery.

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