Obesity Surgery – Worth The Money

Dr Linda Calabresi

writer

Dr Linda Calabresi

GP; Medical Editor, Healthed

Dr Linda Calabresi

For most patients in Australia, obesity surgery is an expensive exercise. The surgery alone is likely to see you out of pocket to the tune of several thousand at least. And then there’s the time off work, specialist appointments, follow-up etc etc.

So you can understand patients being hesitant about the prospect. And then there’s the worry about effectiveness. Will it work? And if so for how long?

PASSWORD RESET

Forgot your password or password not working? Please enter your email address. You will receive an email with the link to set a new password.

References

Adams TD, Davidson LE, Litwin SE, Kim J, Kolotkin RL, Nanjee MN, et al. Weight and Metabolic Outcomes 12 Years after Gastric Bypass. N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep 21; 377(12): 1143-55. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1700459

Icon 2

NEXT LIVE Webcast

:
Days
:
Hours
:
Minutes
Seconds
A/Prof Mark Yates

A/Prof Mark Yates

Dementia Chronic Disease – Practical Advice

Dr Julia Crawford

Dr Julia Crawford

Head and Neck Lumps

A/Prof Nicole Goh

A/Prof Nicole Goh

The NLCSP – Incidental Chest Findings – What Now? – A Focus on Interstitial Lung Abnormalities

Dr Martin MacDonald

Dr Martin MacDonald

Why are LAMAs Useful in Asthma Management

Join us for the next free webcast for GPs and healthcare professionals

High quality lectures delivered by leading independent experts

Once you confirm you’ve read this article you can complete a Patient Case Review to earn 0.5 hours CPD in the Reviewing Performance (RP) category.

Select ‘Confirm & learn‘ when you have read this article in its entirety and you will be taken to begin your Patient Case Review.

We invite you to join the upcoming Healthed webcast where Prof Macrae speak on how GPs can suspect, assess and manage hereditary colorectal cancer risk.

Tuesday 2nd September, 7pm AEST