Can bariatric surgery help with venous stasis disease?

Maintaining a healthy weight and regular exercise are two of the best ways to treat venous stasis disease. People who are morbidly obese struggle to return to a healthy weight — fewer than five percent of morbidly obese individuals are able to lose and keep off significant amounts of weight without surgery — which, in turn, makes regular exercise difficult, as well.

This inability to effectively exercise or shed pounds can lead to frustration and disappointment. That’s why bariatric weight loss surgery is a commonly used to jumpstart the treatment of venous stasis disease.

The University of Southern California Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program conducted a study that showed treating venous stasis disease with bariatric surgery is a powerful strategy.