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The Victorian Government now permits elective surgery in Victorian Private hospitals at 75% of usual capacity and now allows for all procedures to be performed.

Eighty-two per cent of patients said they would definitely or probably have the surgery again if given the choice. Ten per cent said they definitely would not or probably would not do it again, if given the choice, and 8 per cent were undecided.

Debunking the myth: why weight cannot be reliably controlled by voluntarily adjusting energy balance through diet and exercise.

The first Australian study of gastric banding in overweight people rather than obese people with type 2 diabetes found that more than half went into remission within two years of having the day surgery procedure, followed by sessions with a dietician and physician to monitor their health.

Surgeon Gabriel Weston discovers the surprising truth about why so many people are piling on the pounds, and how to fight the fat epidemic.

JOE Hockey has revealed he was inspired to lose weight after his daughter asked him whether he would be alive to see her wedding.

James Packer has revealed in an unusually candid interview he has lost 35kg in the wake of recent lap band surgery and daily exercise.

Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5" frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes.

World leading diabetes experts recommend weight loss surgery be a priority for the treatment of diabetes for severely obese patients (BMI >35), and should be considered for obese patients (BMI 30 to 35).