January 11th, 2009
How Surgery is used for Treating Morbid Obesity
In this article we have discussed the basic information about how surgery is used in morbid obesity. Most of the obesity treating medical experts feels that the only way to manage severe obesity long-term is surgery.
Obesity occurs when the energy generation exceeds the energy requirement of the body for physical activity and growth. As a result there is an accumulation of fat, which is stored as adipose tissue. The excessive adipose tissue may be distributed generally all over the body or it may be localized. In women the excessive adipose tissue is distributed predominantly in the lower part of the trunk and extremities, while in men it is frequently more pronounced in the upper part of the trunk, often sparing the extremities.