Bariatric surgery is recognized as an important and effective option for the treatment of severe obesity and the different associated conditions and diseases. Furthermore, it is currently considered a treatment option in the management of patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) despite optimal medical treatment with oral or injectable medications (including insulin).

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These procedures help obese people lose weight. It is an excellent option if you cannot lose weight through diet and exercise or have serious health problems caused by obesity.

 

Bariatric surgery offers the only modality that provides long-term weight loss and weight loss maintenance.

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The most common bariatric surgery procedures are:

 

• Gastric balloon

• Adjustable gastric band

• Vertical sleeve gastrectomy (gastric sleeve)

• Gastric bypass

• Biliopancreatic diversion