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| Benefits and Risks of Weight Loss Surgery |
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Alternatives to
Weight Loss Surgery don’t work in long term
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
limited success has been achieved by a variety of
non-surgical approaches that include medically
supervised dieting and intensive behavior
modification. Very low calorie diets (VLCD) have
been widely publicized as having dramatic success
in the treatment of clinically severe obesity.
However, without behavior modification, keeping
your weight off in the long-term is unlikely.
Patients regain most or all of their weight within
one year and very often the long term weight gain
exceeds the previous loss. This is often referred
to as the 'yo-yo effect.'
How Weight Loss Surgery Works
According to the American and Brazilian National
Institutes of Health, bariatric surgery is an
effective means of long term weight control for
the severely obese. Surgical treatment is not a
cosmetic procedure. Surgical treatment of severe
obesity does not involve the cutting or suctioning
away of fat. Bariatric surgery involves reducing
the size of your stomach and, depending on the
procedure, reducing the amount of intestine used
in absorption. Your eating habits improve
dramatically. The procedure reduces the amount of
calories you eat and ensures that you practice
behavior modification, eating small amounts slowly,
and chewing each mouthful well.
Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery
Weight loss surgery typically improves and often
eliminates co-morbid conditions such as diabetes
mellitus, sleep apnea, hypertension and high blood
pressure. With the surgery, eating behavior
improves dramatically promoting a reduction of
caloric intake that ensures that the patient
practices behavior modification on eating small
amounts slowly chewing each mouthful well.
In addition, patients experience better moods,
self-esteem and an enhanced quality of life. Many
patients have indicated that they are able to
enjoy social and physical activities that were
previously inaccessible to them. Furthermore,
patients also have a more positive self image.
Risks and Complications
A certain amount of risk comes with any operation,
and morbidly obese patients are at somewhat
greater risk of complications than surgical
patients without co-morbidities. This is an
important reason why a surgeon's record should be
considered in deciding where to have weight loss
surgery. Dr Almino’s surgical team all have
outstanding records and take many steps to reduce
the likelihood of complications. Still, even with
the best of surgeons, complications cannot always
be avoided. See about possible complications of
bariatric surgery specified in on the types of
surgery section of the site. |
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