What Changes To Expect After Bariatric Surgery

Posted November 30, 2019

Bariatric surgery is the only treatment option that leads to sustained weight loss in the long term for those who suffer from morbid obesity and have attempted all procedures for weight loss and failed. Weight loss after surgery happens gradually and most weight loss operations lead to a weight loss between 65 to 80% of excess weight. This is a gradual process and takes about 1 to 1.5 years. Patients who embrace a healthy lifestyle and diet post surgery, tend to achieve better results in terms of weight loss and also maintain the weight loss for a longer period. In addition to this, post surgery there is a marked improvement in obesity related diseases. There are also psycho-social improvements and patients report increased self-confidence and new rigor for life. The table below shows the improvement in various obesity associated diseases after bariatric surgery.

SN	OBESITY ASSOCIATED DISEASES	EFFECT OF BARIATRIC SURGERY	PERCENTAGE IMPROVEMENT
1	Quality of life	Improves	Upto 95%
2	Relative risk of mortality	Decreases	Upto 89% in 5 years
3	Metabolic Syndrome	Improves	Upto 80%
4	Type 2 diabetes	Improves	82 -98%
5	High blood pressure	Improves	60 -70%
6	Hypercholesterolemia	Improves	60-65%
7	Risk of heart disease	Decreases
8	Obstructive sleep apnoea	Improves	74 – 98%
9	PCOD	Improves	Upto 75%
10	Venous stasis disease	Improves	Upto 95%
11	Osteo-arthritis/Joint disease	Improves	Upto 41%
12	Urinary stress incontinence	Improves	Upto 44%
13	Depression	Improves	Upto 47%
14	Gout	Improves	Upto 72%
15	Infertility	Improves