Metabolic/bariatric surgery is the most effective and long-lasting treatment for severe obesity resulting in significant weight loss and the improvement, prevention or resolution of many related diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, sleep apnea and certain cancers.
Studies show bariatric surgery may reduce a patient’s risk of premature death by 30-50%.
Bariatric surgery is as safe or safer than some of the most commonly performed surgeries in America including gallbladder surgery, appendectomy and knee replacement.
Effectiveness
Studies show patients typically lose the most weight 1-2 years after bariatric surgery and see substantial weight improvements in obesity-related conditions.
Patients may lose as much as 60% of excess weight six months after surgery, and 77% of excess weight as early as 12 months after surgery.
On average, five years after surgery, patients maintain 50% of their excess weight loss.
Majority of bariatric surgery patients with diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea experience remission of these obesity-related diseases.
