The long term difficulty from weight-loss surgery deserves more attention as number of U.S. procedures is successful. The McClatchy Newspapers reported on Sunday that, Even as stomach-shrinking, or bariatric, surgery has become a standard of care for those with weight-related health issues, no one is yet sure why some bariatric patients fare better than others, or why some even face disastrous side effects.

To cope with epidemic levels of obesity, about 200,000 weight-loss surgeries are being performed in the United States each year as the providers say. These weight-loss surgeries have been proven effective in helping people who suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and other issues.

However, between 30 and 40 percents of patients are suffering problems with the bariatric connections, hernias, infections and pneumonia and noting post-surgery problems send 18 percent of patients back to the hospital, sometimes for costly re-admissions or corrective surgery. William Encinosa, lead author of a federal weight-loss surgery study, told McClatchy newspaper, “Anytime you can cut into the intestine, you have a risk of complications,” and also added, “Clearly there are benefits for people who are morbidly obese, but these patients need to know what they are getting into.”