Weight-Loss Surgery Has Its Complications But Costs Less Than Standard Obesity Treatment

And it will cost even less when we stop paying to rescue these brontosapiens from their diseases of choice.

The majority of people who undergo bariatric weight-loss surgery benefit from the procedure, but long-term complications and further surgery are not uncommon, according to a UK paper on late postoperative complications in the October issue of BJS, the British Journal of Surgery.

However, a Finnish paper, published in the same issue, says that bariatric surgery is a more cost-effective way of tackling rising morbid obesity rates than non-operative care. Researchers state that it increases health-related quality of life and reduces the need for further treatment and total healthcare costs among patients who are very obese.

There is a much, much more cost-effective way.