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Bariatric surgery, weight-loss medication, or both? Navigating your options

Bariatric surgery and medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound are powerful tools that can be used separately or together. Learn how they’re helping more people lose weight and get healthy.

How to treat ‘Ozempic face’ and other effects of significant weight loss

Discover expert treatments to combat “Ozempic face” and manage other effects of significant weight loss with precision plastic surgery at UT Southwestern.

Tackling the dual challenges of AFib and weight wellness

A 10% weight loss can reverse atrial fibrillation. UT Southwestern's program helps patient manage their weight and their AFib.

The art and science of tackling obesity

Treating obesity effectively takes a team approach. UT Southwestern's Weight Wellness Program knows firsthand the art and science required to help patients reverse the effects of obesity.

Bariatric endoscopy offers nonsurgical option for prime weight loss

UT Southwestern’s Endobariatric Program offers a minimally invasive alternative to bariatric surgery for major weight loss. UT Southwestern discusses how ESG, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, helps patients lose significant weight when traditional lifestyle interventions, like diet and exercise, are ineffective.

Tailoring the dress or suit: The benefits of skin removal surgery after major weight loss

Living with loose, excess skin after bariatric surgery or massive weight loss interferes with self-confidence and quality of life. UT Southwestern is one of the pioneers in plastic surgery procedures that have given patients the body shape and look that reflects their new, healthier lifestyle.

Obesity and high blood pressure: How a supplement might break the link

Obesity is one of the main causes of high blood pressure, although the connection has not been well understood. But UT Southwestern recently discovered that changes in our sugar molecules might be the missing link – and a supplement might help break the link. Learn more.