Bariatric surgery linked to improvements in psychosocial, sex lives for most adults

In a small study, most participants who underwent bariatric surgery experienced positive psychosocial changes and an improved sex life after surgery, according to results published in Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care.“This study demonstrated that bariatric surgery resulted in positive changes in the psychosocial and sexual lives of morbidly obese patients,” Münire Temel, PhD, assistant professor in the department of social service and consultancy at the Vocational School of Social Sciences at Tekirda Namik Kemal University in Turkey, and colleagues wrote. “ItRead More

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