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At 6'1", Laura Preston always felt like the "big girl". She did not let her size stop her from rising high in the ranks of Manhattan's beauty and fashion industry. But when her weight eventually reached 365 pounds, she new she had to make a change. After a gastric bypass in March 2005, Laura dropped more than 165 pounds, and discovered a new way of living. Now, she brings her wit and wisdom to viewers as host of The Big Do-Over, an upbeat program featuring fresh advice on beauty, fashion, fitness and living well after weight loss surgery!

Yvonne McCarthy takes a tour of the World Wide Web again, this time she discusses Obesity Help, the largest online community for pre- and post-operative weight loss surgery...

Weight loss surgery patients from across the Lone Star State will have a chance to meet with dozens of bariatric surgeons and allied health professionals later this month at the 2009 Texas Weight Loss...

If you’re among the 50,000 or so women of child-bearing age in the United States who have weight loss surgery every year, there's good news: medical experts say weight loss surgery may decrease...

A new study shows that weight loss surgery can have the same positive effect on diabetes for obese teenagers as it does for adults. The study, which was led by Dr. Thomas Inge, a pediatric surgeon at...

Now, for some more good news: it looks like physical activity after weight loss surgery may speed recovery. That’s the word from researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and...

In the January 9, 2009, edition of WLS News, host Leslie Thompson reports on how weight loss surgery can benefit teenagers with adult-onset diabetes; how Lap-Band surgery can reduce the risk of complications during pregnancy; and the positive physical and emotional impact of exercise after weight loss surgery. Plus, viewers can find out where to meet the team from the Weight Loss Surgery Channel in person later this month.