Morbid Obesity: The Solution

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• No diet or drug therapy program exists today that can effectively bring about significant, sustained weight loss in morbidly obese persons.

• Weight loss surgery is the only treatment that can achieve marked, lasting weight reduction in morbidly obese persons.

• Better results are obtained with weight loss surgery than the medical profession achieves in nearly every other area of patient care.

• At the University of Minnesota Medical Center Weight Loss Surgery Center, 80% of our patients have excellent results, losing an average of 100 pounds, with minimal postoperative problems. Another 10% have good results, losing somewhat less or sustaining more significant postoperative problems.

• Long-term follow-up is essential and will include dietary instruction, exercise therapy, and, where feasible, patient support groups.

• No operation is without risk. At the University of Minnesota Medical Center Weight Loss Surgery Center, surgery is extremely safe: operative mortality has been about 1 out of 500 patients.

• Our weight loss surgery patients are, as a rule, highly satisfied with their postoperative health, appearance, exercise and work capacity, and the social acceptance that follows significant weight loss.

• Most insurance policies and health care payers cover surgery for morbid obesity

Please review specific clinical information at our University of Minnesota Physicians website.