How does bariatric surgery influence obesity?

As we know, bariatric surgery is based on a series of various surgical techniques, where the main objective is significant and lasting weight loss, seeking to improve the quality of life of obese patients and associated diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, cardiopulmonary problems, joint pain, among others.

It has been shown that after a successful surgical procedure, patients obtain benefits such as reduction of blood glucose and blood pressure, reduction or elimination of sleep apnea, and reduction of the workload of the heart and cholesterol levels.

Obesity and related health problems have been around for centuries. However, the field of bariatric medicine is relatively new, dating back some 70 years. During this time, medical and technological advances have led to effective and safe methods for various types of bariatric surgery.

Bariatric surgery, today, is recognized as the most effective treatment for obesity among the medical and surgical community.

According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, since 2011, surgeons have performed more than 1,851,000 bariatric surgeries in the United States alone; and countless more are performed around the world. This has helped reduce the risk of many conditions, such as those mentioned above.

Although obesity was previously related to a merely aesthetic issue and decisions in the patient's life, in 1998 the World Health Organization recognized obesity and morbid obesity as public health problems of dangerous proportions and consequences.

Let us remember that obesity is a chronic disease that is controlled by bariatric surgery; Surgical intervention is a means that makes it easier for patients to improve their eating habits and modify their lifestyle, so that they can achieve the necessary weight loss, according to the characteristics of each patient.

It is a procedure aimed at preventing or improving medical complications that obesity can cause through sufficient weight loss.

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