According to a new study reported by Edward H. Livingston, M.D., in the November Archives of Surgery, older folks are much more likely to have problems after weight loss surgery than younger people. Seems like it would be an obvious problem, and should be kept in mind when choosing weight loss surgery at an advanced age. You've got to weight the risks vs. the benefits.
If the obesity is more likely to the the cause of your early death, the surgery might be more beneficial. What do you think? Would you have weight loss surgery at age 65?
"The postsurgical adverse event rate increased with age to more than
32.3% for patients 65 and older, compared with 8.0% for younger patients.
Source: http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/WeightManagement/tb/4572
According to a new study reported by Edward H. Livingston, M.D., in the November Archives of Surgery, older folks are much more likely to have problems after weight loss surgery than younger people. Seems like it would be an obvious problem, and should be kept in mind when choosing weight loss surgery at an advanced age. You've got to weight the risks vs. the benefits.
If the obesity is more likely to the the cause of your early death, the surgery might be more beneficial. What do you think? Would you have weight loss surgery at age 65?
"The postsurgical adverse event rate increased with age to more than 32.3% for patients 65 and older, compared with 8.0% for younger patients.
Source: http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/WeightManagement/tb/4572