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Five Expert Tips When Considering Weight Loss Surgery
Below are five tips from Stephen Hamn, medical director of the weight loss surgery program at Baylor Medical Center at Frisco, an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence.
Take your time choosing a program - A good-quality program will tell you up front about the different options for weight loss surgery and the post-operative work - exercise and changes in diet - required for each option.
Be flexible - Consult with a surgeon or surgeons who perform more than one type of weight loss surgery. As a consumer, you can select gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding or the gastric sleeve procedure.
"One procedure may be more effective for you than another for your individual needs, so do your research on all options," Hamn said.
Numbers do matter - Many studies have shown that complication rates from weight loss surgery are highly dependent on the surgeon's prior experience. Because previous experience is tantamount to success, ask your surgeon how many of each proposed operations he or she has performed.
Chemistry matters - In many general surgical cases, you have limited interaction with your surgeon. Not so with weight loss surgery. You may see your surgeon at least four or five times in the first year. Be sure that the surgeon and support staff is genuinely interested in you and your success.
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Dr.JustinBraverman(Guest)
08/25/2009
There are very few events in a person’s life that can impact them in such a positive light. Bariatric surgery can dramatically improve the quality of your life, give you new hope for the future and change your attitude. People who are overweight have significant quality of life obstacles to overcome including medical illnesses, physical limitations and psychological trauma. When you are in poor health, your life suffers in many ways. Chronic illness can reduce the scope of your daily activities and functioning and diminish your thoughts and feelings about yourself. Illness can truly limit enjoyment of life. The good news is that bariatric surgery has benefits far beyond its most visible result of dramatic weight loss. After surgery, many chronic illnesses markedly improve. In fact, most of The N.E.W. Program post-surgical patients have discontinued multiple medications previously required due to obesity-induced disorders. We have also looked at quality of life in areas that are known to be impacted by obesity: Physical function, Self-esteem, Sexual life, Public distress, and Work/Daily activities. Overall, quality of life has improved in our post-surgical patients by an average of 68%. Through our research and several other published studies, the connection between obesity, chronic illness and quality of life is becoming quite clear. One thing appears to be certain, when substantial weight is lost, both chronic illnesses and quality of life improve, and The N.E.W. Program can help you reach all of your weight loss goals.
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