Slimming Surgery Increases Fivefold In Five Years, And Is Lowering Mortality

The worldwide obesity epidemic has increased the number of bariatric (slimming) surgical procedures more than fivefold within five years in most developed countries; there is also mounting evidence that the surgery reduces mortality in morbidly obese patients. The issues surrounding this controversial method for weight management are explored in a Clinical Update in this week’s edition of The Lancet. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Cosmetic Medicine on December 20th, 2007