Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Bariatric Plastic Surgery

Bariatric surgery is a term that refers to a range of treatments that are performed on obese persons. Long-term weight loss is largely done by standard of care techniques by modifying gut hormone levels that control hunger and fullness, resulting in a new hormonal weight set point. In these operations, bariatric surgery is a hormonal surgery in which a change in gut hormones occurs as a result of the procedure's restriction and malabsorption. Long-term studies suggest that the treatments lead to considerable long-term weight loss, diabetes recovery, improvements in cardiovascular risk factors, and a mortality reduction of 40% to 23%. Obese adults with a BMI of at least 40, as well as those with a BMI of at least 35 and major comorbid medical disorders like diabetes, should consider bariatric surgery, according to the National Institutes of Health in the United States.