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Benefits
Bariatric surgery offers a tool that can be used to achieve permanent weight loss, and provides the opportunity to return to a "normal" lifestyle.
- The amount of food consumed at one time is limited.
- Satisfaction and elimination of hunger is enjoyed after eating small food portions.
- Cravings for sweets are altered or reduced.
- With bypass, initial, immediate and rapid weight loss with continued but moderate weight loss for 18 - 24 months. With banding, an average of 1 to 2 pounds weekly.
- Improvements with and sometimes elimination of many obesity-related medical conditions, such as:
- Diabetes
- High Blood Pressure
- Sleep Apnea
- Reflux Disease
- High Cholesterol
- Urinary Incontinence
- Shortness of Breath
- Leg Swelling
- Participation in most normal activities and attainment of an active lifestyle.
- Long term success - studies have shown the majority of bariatric surgery patients can keep off most of their weight lost over time.
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