Wenesday Feb 17-If you have weight loss surgery and do a second one, you are at a higher risk of complications such as protein malnutrition. A new reseacrh has found out that repeated bariatic surgery the only effective way for long term weight loss in obese people when done more than once in a patient it carries with it a higher risk of complications.
In their report, Greek researchers looked at 56 patients who had repeat bariatric surgery between 1995 and 2008. The patients had an average age of 39.6, and an average body mass index (BMI) of 46.9. (BMI is a measurement that takes into account weight and height, and those with a BMI over 30 are considered obese.)
The three main reasons for the “revisional” bariatric surgery were: unsatisfactory weight loss after the initial procedure; severe nutritional complications such as protein malnutrition; and intolerable side effects such as blocking or narrowing of the digestive tract. Repeated Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks – Yahoo! News
