- About Gastric Bypass Surgery
 - Guide for prospective patients considering gastric bypass surgery for weight loss. Information on cost, risks, diet, and success rate. Also includes listings of gastric bypass surgeons by state. - About LAP-BAND Surgery
- Patient guide to LAP-BAND weight loss surgery, covering the advantages, expected results, and cost. Also provides a listing of surgeons performing LAP-BAND surgery.
- Bariatric-Surgery.info
- Details of gastric bypass and other obesity surgery from The WISH Centre.
- Bariatric.us
- Provides consumer information on currently available bariatric surgical procedures for weight loss. Get information on diet, risks, succes rate, as well as the cost of bariatric surgery.
- Basil White's Gastric Bypass Diary
- The standup comedian's personal diary about undergoing a gastric bypass.
- Consumer Guide to Bariatric Surgery
- A complete guide to bariatric surgery, including gastric bypass and gastric banding such as Lap Band surgery.
- Consumer Guide to Weight Loss Surgery
- Patient information on gastric bypass, Lap Band surgery, and post-bariatric procedures such as body lift.
- DSFacts.com
- Offers information and clinical data on duodenal switch weight loss surgery.
- Gastric Bypass Information Central
- Provides information, recipes, and support for people who have undergone gastric bypass surgery.
- LAP-BAND
- Consumer site for the LAP-BAND gastric banding system from Allergan. Resources to get informed and prepare for surgery.
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Contains pictures and a video illustrating the procedure for severe obesity using a laproscopic approach.
- LapBand.us
- Information about the LAP-BAND weight loss surgery, also known as laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Site covers risks, cost, videos, insurance, diet, and expectations after surgery.
- LapBandSurgery.net
- Weight loss surgery resource site for patients. Find out about patient financing, insurance coverage, appealing an insurance denial, LAP-BAND procedure, fills, and diet.
- MayoClinic: Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Overview of gastric bypass surgery including what to expect during the surgical procedure, benefits, risks, complications, and possible weight-loss result.
- MedicineNet: Weight Loss: Gastric Bypass Operations
- Get information on gastric bypass surgery also known as stomach stapling or bariatric surgery for weight loss. Includes complications, risks, the Roux-en-Y and extensive types, as well as how the operation is performed.
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Gastric Bypass
- Information about the gastric bypass procedure, also known as bariatric surgery or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, including risks and expectations after surgery.
- MedlinePlus: Weight Loss Surgery
- Information about weight loss surgery includes articles on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and clinical trials.
- My Gastric Bypass: One Woman's Story
- Personal experience of a woman undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Includes her journal, before and after pictures, and links to other resources.
- NIDDK: Bariatric Surgery for Severe Obesity
- Describes the procedure intended to promote weight loss by restricting food intake or interrupting digestive processes. From the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
- REALIZE Gastric Banding Solution
- Morbid obesity treatment information and gastric banding videos and articles.
- Thinner Times: Gastric Bypass Surgery Overview
- Step-by-step overview of gastric bypass surgery for weight loss and its potential complications.
- Top Surgeons Inc.
- Provider of surgical services offering weight loss and Lap Band surgery, plastic and cosmetic, gastric bypass surgery, obesity surgery, breast augmentation, liposuction, and tummy tuck.
- WebMD: Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Offers information on the types of surgery, risks, potential health problems, and links to related articles.
- Weight Loss Surgery Info
- Provides information about weight loss, gastric bypass, and bariatric surgery. Also offers a body mass index and a surgeon location tool.
- Weight Loss Surgery Options
- Resource with articles and videos on different types of weight loss surgery, weighing the decision to have surgery, and post surgery tips.
- Wikipedia: Bariatrics
- User-edited article about bariatrics, the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.
- Wikipedia: Gastric Bypass Surgery
- User-edited article about the gastric bypass surgical procedures used to treat morbid obesity by dividing the stomach and rearranging the small intestine.
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