Bariatric Surgery or Exercise; which one is better?

Bariatric surgery is a realistic choice for patients who are having difficulty meeting their weight loss objectives. By assisting patients with significant weight loss, bariatric surgery, often known as weight-loss surgery, improves their health and self-confidence. If you are overweight and are considering your options, Medicany can assist you in making the best decision for your health. We've compared two forms of weight loss in this article: exercise vs. bariatric surgery.

Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery helps people lose weight by limiting how much they may eat, inhibiting calories consumed, and diminishing the body's ability to absorb calories, depending on the treatment. For example, gastric sleeve surgery reduces the size of the stomach, allowing fewer calories to be absorbed. Gastric bypass, on the other hand, entails modifying the stomach and small intestines such that the stomach can hold fewer calories and the small intestine can't consume them as quickly.

Success Rate of Bariatric Surgery

Patients lose significant weight in the months following their treatment, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (AMSBS). In the two to three years following surgery, almost half of bariatric patients restore roughly 5% of their weight loss. Longitudinal studies show that most bariatric surgery patients achieve and maintain long-term weight loss of 50 percent or more of their excess body weight.

Weight Loss Through Exercise

Patients should have attempted non-surgical weight-loss methods first, such as a well-balanced diet and daily exercise, before undergoing bariatric surgery. Exercise not only aids in weight loss, but it also has a variety of physical and mental health advantages, including improved mood and cardiovascular health. Despite these advantages, many overweight patients believe that these approaches to weight loss are useless.

When Bariatric Surgery Is a Better Choice?

In some circumstances, losing weight as quickly as possible is the greatest option for a person's health. Morbid obesity is defined as a BMI of 40 or higher, or a BMI of 35 or more with obesity-related diseases such as diabetes. If you fall into this category, bariatric surgery can help you lose weight faster and more effectively than trying to lose weight with exercise and food alone.

When Exercise Alone May Be a Better Choice?

The primary advantage of bariatric surgery is the rapid weight loss. There are risks involved with bariatric surgery, just as there are with any surgery, including infection. Furthermore, while the Medicany Team is delighted to offer safe and effective bariatric surgeries at affordable prices, some patients may feel overburdened.

Please contact our renowned bariatric surgeons and weight loss specialists for additional information on how to lose weight safely and quickly. The Medicany family is always ready to assist you!