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Bariatric surgery is more cost-effective in the long term than non-surgical management of obesity because it reverses or improves obesity-related diseases like type 2 diabetes.
If you meet the criteria for bariatric surgery (BMI ≥40 or ≥35 with diabetes), discuss it with your doctor. While it has higher upfront costs and risks, it is often more cost-effective in the long run because it can reverse type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related diseases. Ensure you are medically and psychologically ready before proceeding.
Bariatric surgery costs more than non-surgical management of obesity but results in greater weight loss and has been shown to be more cost-effective in the long term as a result of reversing and/or improving obesity-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes and the need for medical management of these conditions.
Why this rating
Cites a systematic review and economic evaluation (Picot et al.).
Source
The importance of the multidisciplinary team for the management of complex obesity in patients with diabetes
Michelle O’Keeffe · Practical Diabetes · 2016
DOI 10.1002/pdi.2046
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