“Obesity Surgery for Your Health not for Looks”Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Prof. Dr. Aziz Sümer M.D.
Surgical Specialist
Laparoscopic/Robotic Obesity and Diabetic Surgery
WHAT IS OBESITY?
Obesity is the increase of fat mass in the body compared to
lean body mass, caused by
imbalance of absorption and expenditure of energy. Obesity has become the most serious
epidemic of 21 st century, threatening whole world. In developing countries as well as in
developed once the prevalence of affecting obesity inc reases. In accordance with World
Health Organization's (WHO) statistics 1.7 milliard of world population is overweight,
obese or morbid obese. 200 million male and 300 million female suffer from obesity.
In spite of spending more than 100 million dollar a
year all around the world for weight loss
products, herbal medicaments, exercises programs frequency of obesity continues to
increase. In the leading causes of human deaths obesity is on 2 nd position just after smoking.
For last 10 years Obesity and Diabet es Surgeries rate has increased by 761%. Obesity and
Diabetes Surgeries are performed using laparoscopic technique and, if carried out by team
experienced in the field of bariatric medicine are successful.
Academy of Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition in Ant
alya with it experienced at national and
international area team headed by Associate Professor Aziz Sümer M.D. offers service mainly in
Antalya for patients from all regions of Turkey as well as from abroad. Our team, harmonically
connecting in it's work m any disciplines, is the first and the only such in Turkey
