When obesity is morbid, statistics are inconclusive: the most reasonable solution is surgery, despite the undoubted risks involved. Because in these conditions, undergo surgery can be a much greater risk than done.
First, we must clarify that we are talking about morbid obesity, ie, when the Body Mass Index (BMI = weight in kilos divided by the square of height in meters) exceeds the value of 40, or 35 but was accompanied by other diseases such as diabetes, heart or respiratory failure, or spinal injuries or joints. One hundred Spanish have it. It is not, therefore, operated by aesthetic reasons, but only by medical decision, and seeking better health.
There are three types of bariatric surgery: restrictive, which reduces the stomach capacity, the malabsorptive, which prevents it from being absorbed from ingested, and mixed, which is a combination of the above. The surgeon will choose the most appropriate to the characteristics of the patient. (more…)
