Obesity can lead to other serious health problems such as heart disease, sleep disorders, certain types of cancer and restriction of basic physical movements. Obesity also affects emotional health, which may lead to lowered self-confidence, withdrawal from social activities and depression. Bariatric surgery offers many people the chance to change their lives through weight loss. Surgical weight loss options include gastric bypass surgery, adjustable gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy. The surgical weight loss options present many opportunities for people facing obesity.

For some, diets, exercise and weight loss drugs may not bring about the desired degree of weight loss or restore the quality of life individuals are seeking.  Other bariatric surgery candidates may have previously enlisted the help of psychiatrists or counselors and still experienced setbacks and feelings of frustration and disappointment in their quest to achieve permanent weight loss.

In addition to weight loss, bariatric surgery often prompts other physical and emotional benefits.  Many patients also experience lower blood pressure and relief from sleep apnea and acid reflux disease.  Post surgery, patients report no or lessened joint pain and others no longer suffer from diabetes.  Bariatric surgery patients also experience renewed emotional health, often reporting that they’ve not only regained mobility, but reclaimed their lives.