If you suffer from severe obesity, the chances are good that you’ve tried many different diets, and although you lose some weight, you gain it all back again.
More than ten years ago, the National Institute of Health (NIH) found that it is useless for those suffering with severe obesity to use normal methods of weight loss such as eating less calories, having more exercise, and participating in the usual weight loss programs. They found Weight Loss Surgery or bariatric surgery, as it is also referred to, to be the only effective method to treat severe obesity, and maintain that weight loss over a long period of time.
How will I benefit from Weight Loss Surgery?
Surgery for weight loss can be extremely useful in helping to break the brutal weight gain cycle that plagues so many overweight individuals. Also, it not only improves your general quality of life, but helps you to achieve long-term weight loss as well. The benefits you will enjoy include:
Successful long-term weight loss — most studies conducted, show that about 90% of the people who have undergone surgery for severe obesity, have been successful in maintaining 50% or more of their excess weight loss. Studies conducted among individuals suffering with super severe obesity reported that more than 80% of those who underwent bariatric surgery, were able to maintain more than 50% of their excess body weight loss.
Improved health and longevity — extensive research has shown that there is a lower death risk among severely obese patients who have undergone surgery, than obese individuals who have not had surgery. Yet another study conducted, which compared the mortality rate of non-bariatric and bariatric patients, showed a more than 90% reduction in diabetes-related deaths, and a 50% or more reduction in deaths associated with heart disease.
Improvement or cure of existing diseases — one of the main reasons why there is such a significant reduction in the mortality rate after surgery, is because of the incredibly significant improvement of those diseases that are worsened or caused by obesity. Apart from highly successful weight loss, this form of surgery is also able to improve or even cure obesity-related illnesses such as sleep apnea, high blood pressure, arthritis, asthma and other breathing disorders related to obesity, cholesterol disorders, fatty liver disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, urinary stress incontinence, venous stasis, and pseudo-tumor cerebri, to name but a few.
Quality of life and psychological status improvement — after this type of surgery, overall quality of life improves drastically. Patients are more mobile, they have a better self-esteem, are able to be employed, have an increased sex life, and enjoy life socially. Anxiety and depression are also significantly reduced after surgery.
