Weight Loss surgery is becoming more and more popular as atreatment method for dangerously obese individuals. Listed beloware three examples of individuals who may be a candidate forbariatric surgery.
Would you recommend bariatric surgery to any of theseindividuals? Make sure you explain why you would or why youwouldn’t recommend surgery for each person.
Person 1: A 75-year-old male, 5’9”, 290 lbs. He has alwayscarried extra weight throughout his life, but in recent years hasgained significant amounts of weight. He is diabetic and has afamily history of heart disease.
Person 2: A 16-year-old female, 5’3”, 250 lbs. Raised in a familywith poor dietary habits, she has been overweight and obese herentire life. Despite many, many failed diet attempts, she continuesto gain weight each year.
Person 3: A 45-year-old male, 6’ 1”, 325 lbs. He was a footballplayer in college, but in the years since, all of the muscle masshe used to carry has turned into fat. He is still mobile but isn’table to do the physical activities he wants to do.
