Bariatric surgery changes the lives of patients suffering from morbid obesity, confirms Professor David Nocca, digestive surgeon. But long-term follow-up is essential.
It made a sensational entry into operating theaters: in 2014, 47,000 people underwent obesity surgery and experts predict that 500,000 French people could benefit from it by 2020.
A hope therefore for all patients suffering from morbid obesity. They can expect to lose up to 70% of their excess weight and go into remission from associated diseases, such as diabetes.
But the revolution in bariatric surgery has its limits and constraints. Health authorities regularly call for caution and doctors must ensure the follow-up of operated patients. Messages that should be recalled during the European obesity day which will take place on May 23.
In The health guest, the Prof. David Nocca, digestive surgeon at the Montpellier University Hospital, details the indications, the different techniques offered and the success rates of this operation but also insists on the rules to be respected.
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