I am morbidly obese. What are my best treatment options?
The primary goal in managing and treating obesity is to decrease a patient’s medical risk and improve quality of life. An appropriate weight management program combines physical activity, diet, behavioral modification, psychological counseling and sometimes drug therapy to help patients achieve weight loss or prevent further weight gain. Surgery is reserved for patients who have repeatedly failed to lose weight by all other means (diet, exercise, behavioral and drug therapy) and this is the last resort. Surgical treatment is medically necessary because it is the only proven method of achieving long term weight control for the morbidly obese.
