''Big Medicine'' is an American

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show that examined the effects of

bariatric surgery Bariatric surgery (also known as metabolic surgery or weight loss surgery) is a surgical procedure used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions. Long term weight loss with bariatric surgery may be achieved through alteration of gut ho ...

, both physical and emotional, on

obese Obesity is a medical condition, considered by multiple organizations to be a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it can potentially have negative effects on health. People are classified as obese when ...

patients. It also chronicled the ordeals of the patients leading up to surgery. It aired on

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from May 28, 2007, until November 18, 2009. ''Big Medicine'' was taped at the Weight Management Center of

The Methodist Hospital Houston Methodist Hospital is the flagship quaternary care hospital of Houston Methodist academic medical center. Located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, Houston Methodist Hospital was established in 1919 during the height of t ...

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. Operating on the patients are the father and son surgical team of Dr. Robert Davis and Dr.

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. Before the final determination to operate is reached, patients are examined psychologically by

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Mary Jo Rapini. Often, patients with excess skin after their weight-loss is achieved will be referred to Dr. John LoMonaco, a plastic surgeon.Meet the Team
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* {{IMDb title, 1001469 2000s American medical television series 2000s American reality television series 2007 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings Television shows set in Houston Television shows filmed in Texas TLC (TV network) original programming