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<p><font size="4" color="#0071bc"><strong>Our Comprehensive Surgical Weight Loss Program Includes:</strong></font></p>
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<p><a href="body.cfm?id=849"><font size="3"><strong>How Does Bariatric Surgery Work?</strong></font> </a><img src="images/bariatricphone.jpg" border="0" align="right" /></p>
<p><a href="body.cfm?id=850"><font size="3"><strong>What are the Health Benefits of Bariatric Surgery?</strong>&nbsp; </font></a></p>
<p align="center"><font size="4" color="#0071bc"><strong>McLaren Bariatric Institute in&nbsp;Flint, Michigan&nbsp; <br /></strong></font><br />G-3200 Beecher Road, Suite MBI<br />Flint, Michigan 48532<br />Phone: (810) 342-5470 or <br />1-888-342-5470<br />Fax: (810) 342-5788</p>
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