I am extremely fat, have tried to lose weight but without success, now I am thinking about having a weight loss surgery, any advice? Which weight loss surgery is safe and right for me?
I am extremely fat, have tried to lose weight but without success, now I am thinking about having a weight loss surgery, any advice? Which weight loss surgery is safe and right for me?
If you
have a bmi >40,
exercise regularly and eat healthy diet but cannot lose weight,
or have illness such as have heart disease, sleep apnea, diabetes.
you might consider a weight loss surgery.
All weight loss surgeries (adjustable gastric band, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, biliopancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) involve risk – different complications and side effects.
How to lower the risk of weight loss surgery and be safer?
Find dedicated or experienced units and a surgeon experienced in weight loss surgery, this can reduce the risk. The surgeon will give you more professional advice.
P.S.
You need lifelong healthy eating and exercising after the surgery, and you might need to take some supplementations.