Bariatric Surgery and Additional Health Benefits

Additional Health Benefits of Bariatric Surgery

You may want to compare bariatric surgery’s resolution rates for these conditions to the long-term effects of these health issues.

Metabolic Syndrome
Also known as syndrome X, metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, unhealthy cholesterol levels, and abdominal obesity. People with metabolic syndrome are at risk for developing:

-	Heart disease, including hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attacks and stroke
-	Diabetes which can lead to kidney failure, amputation of feet, and blindness

In patients with non-alcaholic fatty liver disease 80% of gastric bypass patients experienced complete resolution of metabolic syndrome after surgery.²¹

Venous Stasis Disease Venous stasis disease occurs when the veins have problems sending blood from the legs back to the heart. Fluid seeps out of the overfilled veins into surrounding leg tissues and cause tissue breakdown and ulcers. Because skin ulcers are the result of poor blood circulation, these wounds are often slow to heal. People with venous stasis disease may experience:

-	Painful ulcers
-	Rashes
-	Leg pains
-	Dark red or purple skin over the affected area
-	Skin may become thickened, dry, and itchy

98% of gastric bypass patients experienced complete resolution of venous stasis disease after surgery.²²

Pseudotumor Cerebri
Pseudotumor cerebri is a condition that appears to be a tumor—but it is not. The major symptom is increased pressure within the skull; other symptoms include headache, buzzing sound in the ears, dizziness, and nausea.

-	Vision loss can occur with this condition.