Misconceptions of Weight Loss Surgery

One of the greatest misconceptions about Weight loss surgery is that it is dangerous and that it doesn’t last. I see many patients that have struggle with their weight for years.  Many of them have done multiple attempts at weight loss with diet and exercise without long term success. If you are one of those, then weight loss surgery should be part of your arsenal to win the fight you have lost for years.  This weight fight that is taking over your life, the same weight that is limiting all your activities and making you sicker.

Morbid obesity is a disease that affects all aspect of your life and body.  It affects your heart, kidneys, lungs, bones and mind just to mention a few.  It is also well known that obesity increases the incidence of certain cancers, not to mentioned that also makes them harder to treat. Medications need higher doses, diagnostic studies are not as reliable or sensitive and surgeries are significantly harder if you are Morbid Obese.

So my question to you is; What are you waiting to act and take control of your life?

Weight Loss Surgery is very safe if done by an Experience Bariatric Surgeon

Weight loss surgery is one of the safest surgeries performed now a days.  Having said that;  it is surgery and complications can happen, but the mortality rate for weight loss surgery in the US currently is < 2 % and major complication rate is < 25%.

If you are looking into undergoing surgery you have some homework to do but first of all, I will like to congratulate you for reading this post.  That means that you are already getting information so you can make an educated decision. Second,  you need to find a bariatric program that has the expertise to take care of you before, during and after surgery.  Again congratulations, if you are reading this post that means you found a program that is accredited by the MBSAQIP (Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program).  You also found a surgeon that is Fellowship Trained in weight loss surgery.

You can see my credentials in the About Me page of this website, but now I will give you an idea of my outcomes.  I been performing bariatric procedures since 2006 when I started at the University of Florida as a resident. Since I started my own practice I have zero 30 days mortalities, my readmission rate is < 1%, my 30 days re-operation rate is also zero.

So to answer the title question, I think you should undergo weight loss surgery because you have struggle to loose or maintained a significant amount of weight loss through the years. You should undergo weight loss surgery because obesity is making you sick, is taking over your life and is limiting your potential.  I think is time for you to take over you life once and for all.

Now is the time to start your new beginning. TAKE ACTION AND GET MOVING.