Preoperative Weight Loss: Helpful, Harmful or Irrelevant?

Authors

• Zubaidah Nor Hanipah, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• Philip R. Schauer, LSU Health Sciences Center - New OrleansFollow

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

6-30-2026

Publication Title

Obesity Surgery

PubMed ID

42377766

Rights

Copyright © 2026, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature

Recommended Citation

Nor Hanipah, Zubaidah and Schauer, Philip R., "Preoperative Weight Loss: Helpful, Harmful or Irrelevant?" (2026). School of Medicine Faculty Publications. 4885.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/som_facpubs/4885
10.1007/s11695-026-08763-6