Since 15 years in a lot of countries all around the world bariatric surgery has been an effective way to lose high percentage of people’s overweight, to let medical complications disappear and to give people a chance to start living again. Obesity is probably the worldwide biggest medical problem what causes so many co-morbidities like hypertension, diabetes, joint problems, sleeping apnea, fertility problems, depression, heart and vascular diseases and so much more. A very long list. Since several years alos childhood obesity is causing huge medical problems to our children. Figures in USA speak over more 10% of children under 15 year medical treated for hypertension and diabetes. And this is just the beginning. More and more people,companies and governments realize the daily effect of obesity. Soon to be our number disease and number 1 death cause. Bariatric surgery is not only to IFSO (International Federation for Surgery Obesity) the world organization for bariatric surgeons with more than 2,000 members the only realistic way to lose weight and not be become overweighted again.
After 50 years of thousands of different diets, change of lifestyle, new and old medications to the market we don’t know how to stop obesity, surgery can help obese patients should be consider by large public more and more. Physicians worldwide must consider bariatric surgery as real medical treatment to help their obese patients. There are thousands of medical papers since 15 years show the good results of bariatric surgery. Despite a small percentage of patients who regain weight again for most of the patients surgery is the final solution and most bariatric surgeons are seen as their friends for life.
In 2007 in Asia, USA and Europe more than 350,000 surgeries were performed and especially in USA we see that a very small effect to obesity. Is bariatric surgery the ideal method? This is related to the patient and medical professionals but in most situations it is a very good help to solve comorbidities.
In several countries in Europe and in USA more and more medical insurance companies refund or finance the surgery what can give patients back their life. Is bariatric surgery an ideal method and is it safe? Since 15 years we know that surgery to obese and morbidly obese patients can be high risk in respect to anesthesia and good information and lecture is probably one way to reduce the medical risks. In India, now fast start in bariatric surgery worldwide these lectures makes a part of the whole procedure. India is now heading to be number 1 in obesity and diabetes with USA and China as quicker followers. For that reason bariatric surgery can be very helpful to reduce obesity in India. In Pune free lectures we as Obesity asia started as standard for bariatric surgery in India. With help of many organizations and medical industry we hope to start at many other locations in India. For the sake of the obese patients in India. www.obesityasia.com
