Duodenal Switch Surgery has undoubtedly carved a niche for itself as one of the easiest and safest way to get rid of obesity. Generally people who are between 18-50 years of age apply to get this kind of operation done on them. With this rapidly increasing and aging population, researchers now are taking a closer look on the efficiency of this surgery in people who are more than 50 years of age. In a study that was conducted in the year 2008 states that duodenal surgery is safe in elderly people as compared to other gastrointestinal procedures. Moreover there are no such cases of death and the complications are minimized.
Two studies are mentioned below that have found compelling evidences of Duodenal Switch Surgery being safe for the older people and they are mentioned below:
- Two surgeons named Laurent Layani and Craig John Taylor of Obesity Surgery Center in John Flynn Hospital at Queensland in Australia have conducted a prospective review of the patients aged more than 60 years and have underwent this surgery between 2000- 2005 and there has been nothing wrong with their health. The people had a BMI of over 40.
- Rishi Singhal of NHS Foundation Trust New England has conducted a study among 1335 patients who had undergone this very surgery in the past 2 years time and no one of them has ever experienced about any kind of complications or side effects. The average age of all these people is over 50 years with body mass index of at least 40.
On an average, there are no complications whatsoever of Duodenal Switch Surgery in older people as long as the guidelines and other tips are taken care of by the patients concerned. The quality of life has been increased as 54% of the elderly people have reported about weight loss in a matter of just 2 years. If you are also an older obese person and looking for a way to get rid of obesity, then Duodenal Switch Surgery can be a good option for you to consider.