Those who are significantly overweight suffer from a host of life-threatening, obesity related health conditions, referred to as co-morbidities. The most common of these include Type 2 diabetes mellitus (adult onset diabetes), high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. The higher an individual's body mass index (BMI), the more prevalent and severe these co-morbidities become. The "super obese" – those with a BMI over 50 – are at particularly high risk. Achieving sustained weight loss as well as resolving related health conditions are the two main objectives of weight loss surgery at our San Francisco practice.
Options for the Super Obese
Gastric bypass surgery (Roux-en-Y) is the traditional surgical approach to helping the super obese
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