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Old 05-08-2008, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by SnoopyCool View Post
An aside - does anyone know what % of bypass patients keep their weight off?
In multiple studies, the success rate runs at least 80%. That means at least 80% of patients lose at least 50% of their excess weight. One study in Annals of Surgery, 2000, had a 93% success rate among those obese and morbidly obese and 57% among those super-obese.
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