Currently bariatric surgery is being hyped up as a panacea for treatment of obesity. Surgery is not new for obesity. It first started in the 60s and has slowly evolved. Bariatric Surgery lost impetus in the 80s and 90s because it was associated with severe complications. Unlike the past, current surgical procedures are more refined, anesthesia is safe and ICU care is outstanding. Still, the benefits of surgery are limited to a few percentage of individuals. What should not be forgotten is that bariatric surgery is also associated with serious complications, many of which can be life threatening.
Almost on a weekly basis, complications of bariatric surgery make the news. Some complications are inevitable, but many are caused by bad surgeons. This is not to say that surgery is not useful, it means that surgery has limitations also.
Many obese patients nevertheless are turning to safer surgical options for weight loss. Most individuals feel that this is the last chance. In some cases surgery has done wonders, but there just as many cases where the initial weight loss after surgery is rapidly gained in a few years.
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