Bariatric surgeons in Bahrain and across the GCC should brace for a ‘tsunami of metabolic surgery patients’ as growing numbers of people in the region are expected to seek surgical solutions for obesity in the coming years, a forum heard.
Professor Philip Schauer, a leading US expert in metabolic surgery, noted that while the recent availability of obesity medications has made treatment more accessible, limitations such as side effects and incomplete efficacy could drive more patients towards surgical interventions in future.
He made the remarks while delivering a keynote speech at the eighth Gulf Obesity Surgery Society (GOSS) International Conference, which concluded yesterday at the Gulf Convention Centre in Manama.
He said surgeons in Bahrain and the GCC must embrace what he described as multi-modal integrated care – a holistic healthcare approach that combines multiple therapeutic methods to address a person’s complete health needs in a co-ordinated and effective way.
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