I have heard of a gastric bypass surgery that helps combat morbid obesity. Can somebody tell me about this treatment and whether it is undertaken in India?

Yes, Treatment is available in Apollo Hospitals in India. THe detailed procedure is available at the following link:
http://www.apollohospdelhi.com/our-cliniqs/golf-links.html

Bless you and thank you for that wonderful link

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here is some more information about bariatric surgery from the site, medindia.net, http://www.medindia.net/surgicalprocedures/BariatricSurgery_about.asp

Bariatric surgery is derived from the Greek word "baros" meaning "weight"


These surgical procedures are major gastrointestinal operations that work on the principles-

1. To bypass most of the stomach to reduce the amount of food one can eat.

2. To rearrange the small intestine so as to reduce the calories the bodies can absorb.

There are several different types of bariatric weight loss procedures, and they are collectively called as 'bariatric surgery.