title: The place of ultrasound assisted megaliposuction in the Romanian obesity therapy dedicated programs.
abstract: Obesity global epidemic and increasing number of super obese people requires a firm stand on the need for medical education of the general population and the need for aggressive therapeutic, but effective, methods, as its consequence is growth rate of comorbidities. The treatment of obesity is a combined treatment worldwide: lifestyle changes, medication and surgery. The aim of this article was 1) to highlight the obesity therapy in the world and the Romanian experience regarding bariatric surgery and the UAM (Ultrasound Assisted Megaliposuction) technique, 2) to underline the necessity of implementation of all new methods of obesity treatment in Romania and the possibilities to do that and 3) to determine the knowledge and the compliance of the Romanian obese patients regarding the new surgical obesity therapy technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a personal single center survey on 30 obese persons in order to demonstrate the necessity of adjusting the obesity treatment in Romania to the European standards and the complete Romanian patient compliance regarding the new surgical obesity therapy technique. Responses to two questionnaires were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Interpretation of the scores of the first questionnaire revealed a significant impairment of life quality. Evaluation of'the second questionnaire results revealed that 60% of people studied had morbid obesity. These people may theoretically benefit from bariatric surgery techniques and UAM.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implementation of all new methods of obesity treatment in Romania, as an UE member state, is not an illusory idea, but a reality and it should be a matter of national interest.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T Popa Iasi, Faculty of Medicine,
authors.forename: Laura Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Curic
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vulpoi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss