Patients are encouraged to do their own research thoroughly before making any decision to undertake bariatric/metabolic surgery
Please discuss all your health issues with your general practitioners and other medical specialists, dietitians, exercise physiologist/personal trainers, psychologist and other relevant members of the allied health team first
Please make sure your family are supportive of you and understand about the side effects, risk and potential complications of bariatric/metabolic surgery
Bear in mind that the best long term weight maintenance result, improvements in health and quality of life requires a multi disciplinary holistic approach
Bariatric/metabolic surgery helps patients lose weight and improve medical co-morbidities associated with morbid obesity (in the first year) but patients need to make lifestyle changes and adjustments in the long term
Below are some of the useful websites available to all members of the public, very suitable for the Australian population to browse through
| Websites for weight loss https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/weight-loss-and-dieting https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/guide-to-bariatric-surgery https://anzmoss.com.au/ https://asmbs.org/ |
| Websites for medical co-morbidities associated with obesity https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/ https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/ https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/ https://www.metabolichealthfoundation.com.au/ |
Dr. Victor Liew 