I thank Schlottmann et al. for their interest in my paper, “5-Year Follow-Up at an
Accredited Community Bariatric Practice: What Is an Acceptable Follow-Up Rate?” [
[1]
]. Schlottmann et al. use this occasion as a call to action, and correctly term the
lack of long-term follow-up the “Achilles heel” of metabolic and bariatric surgery
[
[2]
]. They correctly point out the dismal worldwide follow-up of bariatric patients [
[3]
]. Even in countries with socialized healthcare, follow-up is poor. For example, in
Sweden, there are regional differences in follow-up, with some areas reporting only
15% follow-up at 2 years [
[4]
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- PreviewWeight loss surgery is a highly effective treatment for patients with morbid obesity, and over the last decade the number of bariatric operations has increased steadily. Bariatric surgery not only decreases the body mass index but has also a positive effect on patients’ co-morbidities, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and sleep apnea, thus extending life expectancy [1]. Moreover, bariatric surgery has been associated with a significantly lower incidence of obesity-associated cancer and cancer-related mortality [2].
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