Some dangerously obese people choose another alternative, when all else fails to move the scale.

Now there's a less drastic approach to weight loss surgery, called lap band surgery. But the new procedure is not risk-free.

One plastic surgeon has devised a way to get the lower belly ready for the spotlight.

For those with the most serious health problems from being overweight, help may be hardest to get.

Whether you lose weight on your own or opt for surgery, quick weight loss doesn’t give the skin time to shrink. Plastic surgery can help.