WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WEIGHT-LOSS OPS

A NEW year often triggers resolutions to slim down. Some folks even opt for surgery to fix their weight woes just like some celebrities, including

Today’s Al Roker, comedian Roseanne Barr, American Idol alum Randy Jackson and former daytime gabber Rosie O’Donnell. But experts warn to go slow and consider the facts!

The two most common bariatric procedures are gastric bypass, which routes food to a small stomach pouch and then directly into the small intestine, and sleeve gastrectomy, which removes 80 percent of the stomach.