Here are a few questions to ask yourself:
Have you truly tried to lose weight through diet and exercise?
Will your insurance cover weight loss surgery?
Are you prepared for the psychological exam many surgeons
require?
Have you looked into support groups to help you adjust after
weight loss surgery?
Don’t rush into weight loss surgery.
Typically, two years pass from the time a person first thinks
about having weight loss surgery to the time they make the
commitment to have it done. Talk to family and friends, talk
to the surgeon and people at the hospital. Approach this
major decision thoughtfully.
First Steps Toward Weight
Loss Surgery
More than 60 million obese people are living in the U.S.,
according to the American Obesity Association (AOA), and
about 9 million are severely obese. Weight loss surgery,
also called bariatric surgery, can be successful when diet
and exercise have failed, and a person's health is on the
line. Overweight is the second leading cause of preventable
death in the U.S., after smoking, according to the AOA. |
