Interesting post. But before any patient has any type of bariatric surgery, he or she goes through a long evaluation process to look at the person's past efforts to lose weight and how likely it is the patient will control eating after surgery. To go ahead with surgery, you must show you've tried diets and exercise programs and failed many times over; the patient must go through orientation to learn what it is like to, say, take 45 minutes to eat an apple due to the small opening created by lap band surgery. Overall, these surgeries have a success rate of about 86 percent and prevent associated diseases like high blood pressure and type II diabetes. Sure, some few patients will fall through the cracks and regain the weight but if the patient walks the walk (the straight and narrow walk!) he or she will very likely keep the weight off for life.
Comment Reply
Interesting post. But before any patient has any type of bariatric surgery, he or she goes through a long evaluation process to look at the person's past efforts to lose weight and how likely it is the patient will control eating after surgery. To go ahead with surgery, you must show you've tried diets and exercise programs and failed many times over; the patient must go through orientation to learn what it is like to, say, take 45 minutes to eat an apple due to the small opening created by lap band surgery. Overall, these surgeries have a success rate of about 86 percent and prevent associated diseases like high blood pressure and type II diabetes. Sure, some few patients will fall through the cracks and regain the weight but if the patient walks the walk (the straight and narrow walk!) he or she will very likely keep the weight off for life.
April 3, 2009 - 1:39pmThis Comment
Reply