Obesity surgery is performed upon people who try to lose weight with medication, exercise and diet but are unsuccessful. For this reason, individuals should have made an effort to lose weight before applying for these surgeries.
Obesity Surgery
Bariatric surgery can be applied for patients with a body mass index over 40-50. In addition, it is preferred to get rid of diseases such as diabetes, high triglyceride levels, sleep apnea syndrome, heart disease, fatty liver that develop due to overweight.
Operations performed within the scope of obesity surgery are as follows: