Benefits of Surgery

Ever wondered what the benefits of weight loss surgery are and how they relate to your overall health?
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The benefits of weight loss surgery have been well established through many years of high level research where surgery is compared with nonsurgical methods of weight loss.

Morbid obesity is associated with major medical, physical and psychosocial problems. These include:

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Hypertension
  • High cholesterol
  • Heart problems
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea
  • Orthopaedic joint and back problems
  • Certain types of cancer

As a result, obese people have a shorter life expectancy. It has been calculated that a 20 year old man with a BMI of 40 untreated will have his life expectancy reduced by 17 years.

The benefits of weight loss surgery have been well established through  many years of high level research where surgery is compared with nonsurgical methods of weight loss. This has proven that weight loss surgery can reverse the shorter life expectancy expected.

Reduced physical activity, social isolation, low self exteem and depression are other important problems potentially associated with obesity.

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