According to the latest IFSO guidelines, candidates for bariatric surgery typically include:

• Adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or higher without comorbidities.
• Adults with a BMI of 30 or higher with at least one severe obesity-related condition such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, or severe sleep apnea.
• Adults with a BMI of 27.5 or higher with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes

Benefits of bariatric surgery include:

• Significant Weight Loss: Achieving substantial and sustained weight loss.
• Improvement or Resolution of Obesity-Related Conditions: Conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and hyperlipidemia often improve or resolve after surgery.
• Enhanced Quality of Life: Patients often experience improved mobility, self-esteem, and overall well-being.
• Increased Life Expectancy: Bariatric surgery can lead to longer life expectancy due to the reduction in obesity-related health risks.
• Improved Fertility: Weight loss can improve fertility in women who have obesity-related infertility issues

Bariatric surgery, like any surgery, carries some risks. These can be short-term, like infection or bleeding, or long-term, like bowel obstruction or nutrient deficiencies.

• Short-term risks: Infection, bleeding, blood clots, anesthesia complications.
• Long-term risks:  dumping syndrome, gallstones.

Surgery is more safer than doing cholecystectomy and appendectomy surgery