Is it really safe to undergo a surgery for fighting back obesity? In Australia, 5 years ago the number of such surgeries taking place was just 5000, whereas by now, it has increased to 15,000. More and more "dangerously obese'' Australians are these days found opting for surgery to reduce their weight. This is something that has now forced the health department here to find out how safe and effective this procedure of weight loss is actually.

In this regard, it has been told by the Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand President Dr. Lilian Kow that they have already started maintaining a new Trans-Tasman Registry which would help the department to get significant information about the procedures and performance of these obesity reducing procedures.

This registry will also be monitoring the type of devices that will be used in following such procedures. With the help of this data, a positive feedback about the success of bariatric surgery would be created. And this would definitely help in boosting the confidence levels of all; proving this surgery to be a safe and effective way of achieving enhanced health outcomes.

Dr. Kow also said, "For many people, diet and exercise are simply not enough to combat obesity and reduce the risk of obesity and diseases such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetes”.

During a Bariatric surgery, banding is used for tumbling the capacity of a patient’s stomach. Surgeons actually remove a part of the stomach or they bypass a part of the stomach and bowel to reduce the patient’s further eating capacities. This make them feel full and smaller portions of food satisfy their appetite. But then along with this procedure, the patients still need to avoid oily and fattening food and they also need to follow some exercise regimes for enjoying long term health benefits of this weight loss program.