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The number of people in Britain needing weight loss surgery has rocketed in the past decade and now includes children as young as 13.
Figures show those undergoing gastric band surgery or a similar procedure have risen 16-fold in 10 years.
And with new guidelines meaning a million more people may be eligible, experts have warned the obesity crisis will lead to a major financial strain on the NHS.
Gastric band operations, which reduce the size of a patient's stomach so they physically cannot eat too much, cost the health service around £6,000 per procedure.
In 2003, 509 people were offered a weight loss procedure, including gastric bypass, gastric bands, gastric balloons or bubbles or stomach staples.
But since 2011, more than 23,000 people were given bariatric surgery.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...bariatric-surgery-shoot-16-fold-10-years.html
Scary statistics
Figures show those undergoing gastric band surgery or a similar procedure have risen 16-fold in 10 years.
And with new guidelines meaning a million more people may be eligible, experts have warned the obesity crisis will lead to a major financial strain on the NHS.
Gastric band operations, which reduce the size of a patient's stomach so they physically cannot eat too much, cost the health service around £6,000 per procedure.
In 2003, 509 people were offered a weight loss procedure, including gastric bypass, gastric bands, gastric balloons or bubbles or stomach staples.
But since 2011, more than 23,000 people were given bariatric surgery.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...bariatric-surgery-shoot-16-fold-10-years.html
Scary statistics