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Originally Posted by buggin_out
Hi Russ,
Please define in what sense you're using the phrase "long term" regarding bariatric surgery.
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For the time being, medium term ~ 1 year, long term ~3-5 years. 5-10 years from now, those definitions will no longer hold.
My request to you, based on what you wrote initially, is to provide evidence from indexed sources which demonstrate that most patients regain most or all of the weight they've lost.
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I do think some people think it's a quick fix. That's what I find most concerning.
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I can speak only for the bariatric program with which I'm familiar, but I can tell you that the people I know who perform the procedure (about 5 surgeons at my institution) view it as a last resort and have in place a program which places a great deal of importance on the psychosocial issues applicable to the people undergoing the procedure.