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Are You Severely Obese? Consider Weight-Loss Options at Manatee Memorial Hospital
More than one-third of adults classified as obese during 2011-2014, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Manatee Memorial Hospital offers weight-loss surgery that can help seriously overweight people get the long-term weight loss they need.
Stelios Rekkas, MD, FACS, Bariatric Surgeon and the Medical Director of the Weight-Loss Program at Manatee Memorial Hospital, discusses your options for assisted weight loss if you are severely obese.