Useful article

[Guest guest]

I thought this was quite useful and well-written, though I wonder how

well people in those three-month programs will be doing in three years.

Still, it's a step in the right direction.

From the article, http://tinyurl.com/xanq:

" As for surgical procedures -- the most radical treatment approach to

obesity -- the guidelines note that they " can promote substantial weight

loss, " ranging from about 20 to 300 pounds or more. But the procedures

are very expensive, costing about $20,000 and up, and data from

randomized controlled trials are limited, the guidelines note.

" While overall death rates for various gastric surgical procedures are

low -- less than 1 percent overall -- the guidelines note that

complications are " more common " than mortality. About one in four people

who undergo surgery for obesity need a follow-up surgical procedure

within three to five years, the guidelines note, while wound infections

plague 8 to 20 percent of people who undergo gastric bypass surgery. "

I wonder if they are considering plastics in the 25% that need further

surgery within 3 to 5 years, or if it's JUST revisions. Anyone know?

Z

Open RNY 09/17/01

http://www.ziobro.us

[Guest guest]

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:30:30 -0800 " Ziobro "

writes:

> I wonder if they are considering plastics in the 25% that need

> further

> surgery within 3 to 5 years, or if it's JUST revisions. Anyone

> know?

>

> Z

I was wondering exactly the same thing.

Lori Owen - Denton, Texas

SRVG 7/16/01

Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce

479/356/hoping for close to 200