Almost every patient achieves a substantially lower weight for life after bariatric surgery. Surgical weight loss is dramatically greater than any medication or non-surgical program. If all types of bariatric surgery are lumped together in the long run, then about 2/3 of patients will keep off more than half of their excess weight, meaning that they will be 70-150 pounds lighter than they started.
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Lower weight leads to resolution or improvement of many medical problems. On average, patients experience dramatically better health after surgery than they had before - this is the core outcome of bariatric surgery.
Many medical problems improve as the medical stress caused by weight is reduced. A few of the most important medical improvements that are seen after bariatric surgery are:
Bariatric surgery also saves lives. It has now been statistically demonstrated in several research papers that, for a person who is morbidly obese, the chance of being alive 5 years from now is at least 40% better with bariatric surgery than without.
Note that this outline of benefits is not complete unless it is balanced against the risks of surgery.
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Most people who suffer from obesity know that the weight is causing lots of problems beyond the ones that a doctor might handle. Here is a partial list of lifestyle factors that can reasonably be expected to improve as weight comes down:
You may also be interested in patient stories about bariatric surgery has affected the lives of some of New Dimensions’ own patients.
