title: Bariatric surgery.
abstract: It is estimated that more than 5% of US adults are morbidly obese (body mass index higher than 40). Morbid obesity is associated with adverse health conditions including prolonged morbidity and early mortality while affecting people of lower socioeconomic means. A variety of surgical procedures have evolved over the past 30 years to address this problem with varying degrees of success and longevity. For those patients achieving dramatic weight loss, reconstructive cosmetic surgery is often necessary or desirable. Techniques to achieve this are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin. gould@surgery.wisc.edu
authors.forename: Jon C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Garren
authors.forename: Karol A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gutowski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D015431:Weight Loss