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Bariatric surgery may be the answer in life-and-death situations
Procedure has risks and patients must comply with post-operation lifestyle
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Mark Watson of Clarksville has lost 100 pounds after having bariatric surgery recently. He keeps his weight under control by getting regular exercise and eating smaller portions. His diabetes has essentially been cured.
The battle against obesity can’t always be won by traditional means alone. Sometimes people need surgical help to overcome the health hurdles brought on by the disease. Dr. Alex Nguyen, bariatric surgeon with Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Surgical Associates and medical director of the Bariatric Weight Loss Center at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, said by the time most of his patients come to see him about weight loss surgery, they’ve already tried every other weight loss method out there.