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* Death: A small percentage of weight loss surgery patients die during
operation or from complications in days and weeks following surgery.
* Post-surgery complications: Some patients must have follow-up procedures to correct complications, which can include infections and hernias.
* Nutritional deficiencies: Some types of weight loss surgeries reduce body's ability to absorb important vitamins and minerals. Many patients must take diet supplements on a daily basis or risk developing anemia, osteoporosis, metabolic bone disease, etc.
* Gallstones: More than a third of gastric surgery patients develop gallstones due to rapid weight loss that occurs in months following a weight reduction procedure.
* Side-effects: Some of most common side-effects experienced by weight loss surgery patients include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, bloating, excessive sweating, increased gas, and dizziness.
As you can see, weight loss surgery carries some huge benefits along with some very significant risks. If you are severely obese, it is definitely an option for reducing your body weight and improving - or even eliminating - many of your obesity-related health conditions. Just understand risk and be prepared to make some relatively extensive lifestyle changes after procedure. If you are not severely obese you should definitely consider diet and exercise options before you think about weight loss surgery.
Jay Romano is a writer for LesserTummy.com. Get more up-to-date and useful information about weight loss surgery at http://www.lessertummy.com.
