Are you someone so desperate to lose weight that it has got to the point where you're contemplating weight loss surgery? Firstly is it possible to prevent future weight gain by putting yourself on a well-known weight loss surgical operation? This procedure has been studied intensively and great success stories have been provided, so much so that a great deal of attention is focused on it.
Many health experts contend that people who are excessively overweight or have slower metabolisms would normally require some surgical operations. Diagnosis and treatment of obesity has moved forward at a rapid rate and people thinking about having weight loss surgery should no longer be concerned about it.
Of course a regular reason given for losing weight is to make yourself look more attractive. For seriously overweight people this should really be a secondary reason even though the desire to look good is not a bad one but weight loss surgery is considered a major procedure.
The whole basis of weight loss surgery is to reduce the number of obese people that die prematurely and to improve their lives. In any case where an overweight person is thinking about weight loss surgery, they should seek professional advice, consider their lifestyle and research the subject more before deciding it is the right way forward.
In addition, the patient should also consult their psychiatrist and dietician with regards to some psychological advices on long-term goals after the operation. Of course, success in weight loss surgery is based now not so much on how much weight is lost, although that is important, but on how successfully it is kept off with figures showing that a 50 percent reduction in extra weight in addition to keeping the weight off for 5 years or more is considered very successful.
Obviously as with all cases, the skill of the surgeon is a factor that will affect but the patients attitude and other physical characteristics might also be responsible. While figures from one person to another will differ, after a weight loss operation, a person can lose between a third and half of their extra body weight in half a year and this may even increase to 75 percent or more by the end of a year.
It has also now been shown that if weight loss surgery patients have been successful and lost between 50 and 60 percent of their weight they will be able maintain this for up to fourteen years. There are of course factors to consider before undergoing this type of surgery as well as other types of weight loss programs.
Consequently, the actual weight that will be lost is reliant on the weight before surgery, surgical procedure, patient's age, capability to exercise, total health condition of the patient, and determination. Therefore, it can be concluded that losing weight is not just a question of deciding to be strong-willed and determined or upbeat and positive as permanent lifestyle changes are the most important for long-term success. - 16004
Many health experts contend that people who are excessively overweight or have slower metabolisms would normally require some surgical operations. Diagnosis and treatment of obesity has moved forward at a rapid rate and people thinking about having weight loss surgery should no longer be concerned about it.
Of course a regular reason given for losing weight is to make yourself look more attractive. For seriously overweight people this should really be a secondary reason even though the desire to look good is not a bad one but weight loss surgery is considered a major procedure.
The whole basis of weight loss surgery is to reduce the number of obese people that die prematurely and to improve their lives. In any case where an overweight person is thinking about weight loss surgery, they should seek professional advice, consider their lifestyle and research the subject more before deciding it is the right way forward.
In addition, the patient should also consult their psychiatrist and dietician with regards to some psychological advices on long-term goals after the operation. Of course, success in weight loss surgery is based now not so much on how much weight is lost, although that is important, but on how successfully it is kept off with figures showing that a 50 percent reduction in extra weight in addition to keeping the weight off for 5 years or more is considered very successful.
Obviously as with all cases, the skill of the surgeon is a factor that will affect but the patients attitude and other physical characteristics might also be responsible. While figures from one person to another will differ, after a weight loss operation, a person can lose between a third and half of their extra body weight in half a year and this may even increase to 75 percent or more by the end of a year.
It has also now been shown that if weight loss surgery patients have been successful and lost between 50 and 60 percent of their weight they will be able maintain this for up to fourteen years. There are of course factors to consider before undergoing this type of surgery as well as other types of weight loss programs.
Consequently, the actual weight that will be lost is reliant on the weight before surgery, surgical procedure, patient's age, capability to exercise, total health condition of the patient, and determination. Therefore, it can be concluded that losing weight is not just a question of deciding to be strong-willed and determined or upbeat and positive as permanent lifestyle changes are the most important for long-term success. - 16004
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