
08/31/2025
It’s a common misperception that bariatric surgery should be considered only as a last-resort weight loss option. The truth is surgery should be considered early on, before severe disease has the chance to develop.
A common misperception is that bariatric surgery should be considered only after all other weight loss options have failed. Truth is patients overweight by more than 80 lbs. have a very high failure rate (near 98 percent) in maintaining weight loss over the long term without bariatric surgery.