CASE STUDY: BARIATRIC SURGERY BOON FOR MORBID OBESITY.

Bariatric surgery is a recognized and accepted approach for addressing weight loss and health conditions that occur as a result of morbid or severe obesity. Bariatric surgery is a generic term for weight loss surgery and is the best and effective method for enduring weight loss combined with change in lifestyle as well as diet. Lifestyle changes, dietary modifications, and regular exercise are required for optimal and lasting surgical weight loss. Successful outcomes after bariatric surgery require a multidisciplinary approach and extensive patient counseling, especially to diet and change in lifestyle with exercise. Experience suggests that medical therapies for weight loss (eg, dietary therapy, physical activity, behavior therapy) do not produce significant or long-term weight loss and that bariatric surgery together with dietary and lifestyle changes does. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be the most effective and durable treatment for morbid obesity. Patients undergoing bariatric surgery must commit to a program of lifestyle changes, diet, vitamin supplementation, with proper routine follow-up.