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Weight Loss Surgery 

This website has been designed to empower you to take an active role in the management of your obesity.

Our aim is to provide information on weight loss surgery so that you, in consultation with your doctor, can decide if it is the right option for you.

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Treating Obesity Through Surgery 

Weight loss surgery results in both structural and physiological changes. You’ll want to eat less without feeling hungry, feel full sooner, and burn more energy – helping you lose weight and improve your health.1-6

Large international clinical studies have shown that weight loss surgery can lead to effective and long-term weight loss, improvements in health conditions related to obesity and quality of life, even increasing life expectancy.1,7-13

Weight Loss Surgery as an Effective Treatment for Obesity. Download PDF

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Talking To Your Doctor

 

It is important to discuss treatment for obesity with your doctor. Lifestyle changes (diet and exercise), weight loss medications, and weight loss (bariatric or bariatric-metabolic) surgery are all potential options for your weight loss journey.14,15 Your doctor can explain what criteria you must meet to be eligible for weight loss surgery.15-17

Discussing Weight Loss Surgery with Your Doctor. Download PDF

What Happens After Weight Loss Surgery? Download PDF 

 

Financial Support for Your Weight Loss Surgery

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Private Health Insurance (PHI)

All health funds cover bariatric (weight loss) surgery; however, you will need to have the right level of cover. To check what your PHI covers, contact your health fund and quote the following ‘item numbers’: Gastric Sleeve 31575, Gastric Bypass 31572.

Accessing your Super

Accessing super to pay for weight loss surgery falls under a ‘terminal medical condition’. Click here for information on accessing your super, and here for a calculator to help understand the long-term effects of using super for weight loss surgery.*

Applying for a Loan

You may be eligible for a loan. Click here to estimate loan repayments and help you understand the long-term effects of using a loan to pay for weight loss surgery.*

Using Equity

You may be able to draw equity from your home. Equity is the value of your home, and you may be able to access this equity to pay for your medical expenses. Click here to find out more.*

 

Weight Loss Surgery Procedures

 

Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG)

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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB)

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One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Mini Gastric Bypass (OAGBMGB)

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Single Anastomosis Duodenal-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S)

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To achieve the best long-term outcomes after weight loss surgery, it is very important to keep in contact with your surgeon and healthcare team.

As well as attending follow-up appointments and maintaining specific lifestyle changes there are other considerations to be aware of after weight loss surgery.

Surgery is a life-long change. Read more about what to expect in this downloadable resource.

What Happens After Weight Loss Surgery? Download PDF


References

1. Pucci A, Batterham RL. J Endocrinol Invest. 2019;42(2):117-128.
2. Al-Najim W, et al. Physiol Rev. 2018;98(3):1113-1141.
3. Papamargaritis D, le Roux CW. Nutrients. 2021;13(3):762.
4. Batterham RL, Cummings DE. Diabetes Care. 2016;39(6):893-901.
5. Dimitriadis GK, et al. Curr Obes Rep. 2017;6(3):253-265.
6. Das B, Khan OA. Int J Surg. 2019;68:114-116.
7. Pareek M, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;71(6):670-687.
8. Schauer PR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017;376(7):641-651.
9. Sjöström L. J Intern Med. 2013;273(3):219-234.
10. Cohen RV, et al. JAMA Surg. 2020;155(8):e200420.
11. De Luca M, et al. Obes Surg. 2016;26(8):1659-1696.
12. Ghiassi S, et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020;16(6):713-724.
13. Carlsson LMS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(16):1535-1543.
14. National Health and Medical Research Council. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity in adults, adolescents and children in Australia. 2013. Melbourne: National Health and Medical Research Council.
15. Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society. The Australian Obesity Management Algorithm. 2020. Available: https://www.anzos.com/publications (accessed May 2021).
16. Australian & New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society. Obesity: Am I A Candidate? Available: https://anzmoss.com.au/obesity/am-i-a-candidate/ (accessed May 2021).
17. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Are you a candidate. Available: https://www.ifso.com/are-you-a-candidate/ (accessed May 2021).
^Costs to be considered include, but are not limited to, bariatric procedure and potential post-procedure complications. We recommend speaking with a financial advisor.

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