Non-Surgical Weight Loss Options

The most common weight loss methods are to eat less and exercise more. These efforts are successful in the short term but people who are morbidly obese, the results rarely last. Drug therapy is another option to treat obesity, some drugs that decrease appetite can result in short-term weight loss, but once the drugs are discontinued, the weight loss is often difficult to maintain. Drugs like amphetamines or thyroid hormones are not safe and should never be used as treatment for obesity. Studies have shown that patients on diets, exercise programs, or medication are able to lose approximately 10% of their body weight but tend to regain two-thirds of it within one year.


Weight Loss Surgery

Weight loss surgery helps to facilitate dieting efforts by contributing to a sense of fullness after smaller and healthier amounts of food consumption. It has proven to be an effective means to achieve clinically significant, permanent weight loss with low rates of complications. This result in significant improvement in health risks associated with obesity. Surgical weight loss increases life-span and is cost-effective treatment.