The oldest fossils of multi-cellular animals we've found are over 600 million years old, so it took a little while to get where we are now. The eon covering the time from when animals really get going until now is called the Phanerozoic era (the era of well-defined or apparent life). Below are some highlights.
What is bariatric equipment. Simply put it is equipment and supplies that are designed for larger or obese patients. The term bariatric aids, or bariatric equipment, comes from the merging of two Greek words, baros which means weight and iatrics meaning medical treatment. Bariatric Equipment designs cater for the larger person and features increased weight capacities, heavy duty supports and wider widths to fit the persons needs.
Bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who have obesity. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestine to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery).