Health benefits
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Health benefits
According to research, bariatric surgery benefits patients with type 2 diabetes and significantly reduces vascular events, sleep apnea, hypertension, joint disease and cholesterol.
Eighty percent of patients with sleep apnea are able to come off a C-Pap machine 12 to 18 months after surgery. Studies also show that individuals with obesity live longer after having bariatric surgery.