What problems are caused by failed weight-loss procedures?
When weight loss surgery procedures fail, they can result in significant metabolic and physiologic disturbances. They also can cause devastating psychological and emotional consequences, which often are the least recognized consequences following a failed operation. Almost all patients who suffer from this problem have gone through the same cycle of emotions. After years of struggling with failed dieting attempts and severe obesity, they are accused of “taking the easy way out” by both family and friends alike when they seek surgical options. Then the initial success with surgery is received with mixed emotions by the same naysayers when the procedure begins to fail. The natural response is to blame the patient. The accusations start to fly, with some patients hearing degrading remarks such as “You couldn’t even do it with the surgery!” Unfortunately, these and other comments just add insult to injury. At this most fragile point in time, many surgeons also will place the blame or fault
