Rafał Mulek

SPECIALIST OF GENERAL AND VASCULAR SURGERY
SPECIALIST OF GENERAL AND VASCULAR SURGERY
Qualification for bariatric surgery
Each patient is assessed individually, however general eligibility guidelines for bariatric surgery are as follows:
- 3rd degree obesity, is an indication for surgical treatment even when the patient has no other comorbidities and complications;
-2nd degree obesityis an indication for surgical treatment when obesity is accompanied by at least one of the most common complications of obesity, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, sleep apnea or fatty liver;
-I degree obesity, is an indication for surgical treatment if type 2 diabetes coexists with it. This is a special indication, as based on long-term studies i obserwacji, it has been confirmed that glycemic levels are normalized after bariatric surgery in a short time after surgery and this is not only the effect of reducing the patient's body weight, but is related to hormonal changes that are the result of bariatric surgery;
The type of bariatric surgery is always a joint decision of the patient and the doctor and depends on a careful analysis of the patient's medical history, dietary preferences as well as comorbidities.
