- Weight loss surgery is high risk:
20-30 years ago surgery was high risk.
Today, in the hands of an experienced bariatric surgeon, weight loss surgery carries similar risk to other routine surgeries. Bariatric surgery is recognized as the best way to lose weight for obese people compared to any other type of treatment. - Surgery is an easy way to lose weight:
The easy way out for any obese person is to simply do nothing. For people who have struggled with obesity all their lives, it is the most successful way to lose weight and improve their health, and bariatric surgery involves a great long-term commitment, which includes attending nutritional, psychological and follow-up sessions. Bariatric consultation is not an easy way out, it is a very personal and courageous decision to regain your life. - To be a candidate for surgery you must have a VERY high weight (150kg):
Currently it is known those patients with more than 30 kg of overweight and some existing medical conditions are already candidates for surgery although they have a low index, there are scientific studies that prove that these patients have a notable improvement in their health problems after surgery. - To be a candidate for surgery you need to have serious medical problems:
Surgery in many cases is considered preventive of diseases caused by obesity, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attacks, sleep apnea, joint wear, etc … This type of surgery serves patients as a tool to weight loss and maintenance permanently. - To qualify for a surgery you must have excellent health:
Each patient with Obesity is different, as well as the comorbidities that they present, some cases are more advanced than others, so to qualify for a surgery you must be evaluated by a multidisciplinary team of specialists, the fact that you have a chronic disease does not excludes you from the possibility of having surgery. - To perform surgery you must be young:
The age at which surgery can be performed is a very wide range, from 16 to 72 years; there are scientific studies that prove the improvement in the quality of life in early and late ages. Age should not be a parameter to exclude you from surgery. - After bariatric surgery you will have a large scar on the abdomen:
Bariatric surgery is currently performed by minimally invasive or laparoscopic surgery, which means that we operate through a camera and long instruments, not a large wound is made, but 5 small wounds, 2 of 5mm and 3 of 10mm. - A very long recovery is required:
Since weight loss surgery is performed by minimally invasive surgery, patients walk the same day as their surgery, and return to work on average in 7 days, recovery is fast. - You will not be able to eat anything “good” :
Once patients are in a solid phase of their nutrition, they will be able to eat from all food groups only in small portions due to the restriction produced by weight loss surgery, but in general no food is prohibited. - It is a cosmetic surgery, it does not have major benefits:
Many people may believe that bariatric surgery is performed for reasons of vanity or just to look good on the outside, the surgery offers numerous healths benefits and in advanced cases reverses chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.
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