Bariatric Surgery and Metabolic Surgery

When determining the indication for the procedures described below, it must be decided whether it is primarily a bariatric surgery or a metabolic operation, even if the same procedures are performed in both cases. Obesity surgery refers to a surgical procedure when weight loss is the primary focus for the patient or the treatment team. Of course, the weight loss should aim to improve comorbidities or their prevention and improve the quality of life. Metabolic surgery encompasses surgical procedures that primarily target the remission or improvement of pre-existing type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2).