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Compare treatments

How effective is weight loss surgery compared to other treatment options?
The following table shows the three main treatment options for morbid obesity and their success rates over a 5-year period.

	Treatment		% Excess Body Weight Loss
		Medication	0%
		Diet and Exercise	2% to 5%
		Bariatric Surgery	50% to 90%
To see the specific results of BMI Surgery’s efforts, click the blue button below:

"Bariatric surgery is the only
proven method of achieving
weight control in the morbidly
obese."

Dr. Christopher Joyce

Walk in the shoes of a morbidly
obese person for one day and
you will understand their
suffering.