What risks are there in Bariatric Surgery?
All forms of surgery carry a degree of risk, but in evaluating you for suitability for Bariatric surgery it must be borne in mind that the risk of an operation is much lower than the risk of staying morbidly obese on a waiting list for treatment. Even though surgery is performed with great skill and care there is a small possibility of a complication during the operation or postoperatively. These complications are rare, and part of the reason Dr Cierny insists on your staying in the clinic for four days after your surgery is to be able to monitor you closely and ensure your complete recovery. The most frequently reported compilcations in Bariatric surgery are: Peroperative bleeding – (a bleed during the operation) This can be usually controlled during the procedure by ultrasound hemostasis or electrocoagulation. In less than 1% transfusion or frozen plasma is required for blood substitution and improvement of the hemostatic properties of the blood.
