Bariatric Surgery- more than a weight reduction

A chance to live better, live longer

Bariatric surgery has shown dramatic impact upon life-threatening conditions:


1. High cholesterol: lowered in 70% of patients
2. High blood pressure: resolved (disappeared) in 62% of patients
3. Obstructive sleep apnea (breathing disturbances during sleep): resolved in 86% of patients
4. By eliminating or improving your diabetes through bariatric surgery, you may:
         - Reduce your risk of serious complications, including:
         - Blindness
         - Limb amputation
         - Kidney disease
         - Cardiovascular conditions:
               o Heart attack
               o Stroke
               o Congestive heart failure
               o High blood pressure
        - Cut the costs (and the hassles) of diabetes medications:
               o Reduced or eliminated need for diabetes medicines
               o No more need for insulin injections
       - Live better
               o Have more energy
               o Be healthier overall
       - Live longer


What’s more, in patients undergoing bariatric surgery, death rates fell in these categories:

a. Deaths from all causes: 40% reduction
b. From coronary artery disease: 56% reduction
c. From cancer: 60% reduction
d. From diabetes: 92% reduction