Darlene is a 5′ 2′′, 23-year-old woman who weighs almost 250 pounds. to lose weight, she's tried calorie-restricted diets, fad diets, exercise programs, and appetite-suppressing pills without success. she would like to try a surgical weight loss method that reduces the size of her stomach without the use of staples and is reversible. her physician is likely to recommend

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Luciana Mckenzie

Biology

24 April, 05:19

Darlene is a 5′ 2′′, 23-year-old woman who weighs almost 250 pounds. to lose weight, she's tried calorie-restricted diets, fad diets, exercise programs, and appetite-suppressing pills without success. she would like to try a surgical weight loss method that reduces the size of her stomach without the use of staples and is reversible. her physician is likely to recommend

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Darwin Michael · Answer 1

The answer to this question would be: gastric banding

Using gastric banding the physician able to reduce the size of the gaster. This will reduce the volume of the gaster so the patient can feel full with less food. This method is also reversible because the physician is just needed to remove the band to restore the gaster to revert its original size.