WLS Quick Facts
Weight loss surgery is growing in popularity and acceptance as a treatment option for severe obesity. Consider the following facts on obesity and weight loss surgery.
- Obesity puts health at risk and shortens lifespan.
- Obesity is a disease that is very resistant to diet and exercise.
- WLS produces lasting weight loss, improved health, and longer life.
- WLS has been proven a safe and effective treatment for obesity.
"Overweight, obesity and abnormal fat cell function is an epidemic chronic progressive complex medical disease. Therefore it should be treated by physicians in a manner similar to other chronic medical conditions."
American Society of Bariatric Physicians
"Bariatric surgery can be a useful tool to help you break the vicious weight gain cycle and help you achieve long term weight loss and improve your overall quality of health and life."
ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery), on Benefits of Bariatric Surgery
Weight loss surgery is a group of procedures used to treat severe obesity. The most popular type of weight loss surgery currently performed in the United States is vertical sleeve gastrectomy (gastric sleeve), followed by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAP-BAND or REALIZE Band), and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch.