What people do not know is that weight loss surgery is especially generated to help obese people live longer, healthier, and feel better. One of the best ways to assess whether this is the right type of procedure is to speak to others and ask how it changed their lives.

It is also a good idea for the individual to consult with their dietitian and psychiatrist about the long term affects of the surgery and the goal setting that will be part of their life in the future. This procedure has been going long enough for some useful statistics to be available and for someone who has undergone weight loss surgery, and lost fifty percent of their additional body weight and been able to keep the weight of for 5 years or more, then it is considered a success.

The success of any operation relies on a number of factors; the ability of the surgeon is probably the most important but the patient's state of health, both mental and physical are also relevant. Normally, the patient will be able to lose at least 30 percent to a maximum of 50 percent during the first six months after surgery; and within the year after the operation, the patient has the potential of losing weight up to a maximum of 77 percent.

It has also now been shown that patients are able to maintain a weight loss of between 50 and 60 percent for at least 10 and up to 14 years after the operation. Individuals considering any type of weight loss should think about how it is going to affect their life before they embark upon it.

It is difficult to give an estimate of the success of any procedure when so many factors can affect the outcome, not to mention the age and health situation of the person being operated on. The real answer to this situation is whether the individual is capable of accepting that a huge lifestyle change is needed if they want to keep their weight off.

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