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You and Yours: Call You and Yours: Weight loss surgery - Would you go under the knife?

Call You and Yours: Weight loss surgery - Would you go under the knife?

11/11/2014

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Call You and Yours: Weight loss surgery - Would you go under the knife?

Call You and Yours asks listeners if they would ever consider having weight loss surgery.

Winifred Robinson hears from people who have had bariatric surgery to lose weight, and from those considering it. Experts say procedures like gastric bands can save the NHS money.

Call You and Yours is asking if you would ever consider having weight loss surgery. 

Experts from the National Bariatric Surgery Registry say a gastric band might not only help people to lose weight but in the long term - could also cut costs for the NHS. 

We are keen to hear your experience. Have you tried all the diets under the sun and are now wondering if a gastric band could be the solution? More younger people are deciding to do it - so would you recommend it to your child? If you have had surgery, we are keen to hear how it went, and how it has affected your life.

Email us your stories - youandyours@bbc.co.uk.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Natalie Donovan.

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