As you may or may not know, mortality in bariatric surgery occurs at a very acceptable 0.2-0.3% rate. Compare this to gall bladder or appendix surgery (0.3 to 0.4%). This means that in this class of obese people, if we operate on a thousand, two will die. If you take these same thousand people and [...]
I, like many others, have long believed that science will, one day, announce the discovery of a pill that will end obesity. One pill, and pow! no more cravings, and fat will melt off your muscles like wax from a lit candle. (pic: bmj.com) Many companies have clearly shared that fantasy or vision. Billions of [...]
In the last decade there has been a spurt in the number of cases of bariatric surgery. While a lot is said about the huge benefits of such procedures, the critics have also been pointing out the disadvantages of the procedure. One such area of concern has been the depression and even suicidal tendencies seen [...]