ArticleObesity surgery2022
Patients' Experiences of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
- Experienced Weight Stigma Changes Following Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Prioritizing Clinically Relevant Criteria for Longitudinal Obesity Management: A Systemic Framework to Support Decision-Making.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring the Relationship Between Obesity, Weight Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life: An Updated Systematic Review of Reviews.Clinical obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for the Treatment of Suboptimal Initial Clinical Response and Weight Gain Recurrence After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Frequency and Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychiatric Outcomes Among Treatment-seeking Patients with Severe Obesity: a Retrospective Observational Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Observational
- Weight Self-Stigma and Food Noise During Post-Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Weight Stability.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2026Article
- Better Prepared Than Surprised: A Call to Routinize Preparedness - Essentials of Pre- and Post-Operative Counselling on Psychological Challenges After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2026Review
- Neural Decision-Making and Affective Dynamics in Weight Regain after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Multimodal Longitudinal Computational Psychiatry Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Individuals With Food Addiction After Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery Show Higher Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods, Sedentary Lifestyle, Anxiety, and Sub-Optimal Body Weight Trajectories.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- A Five Year Prospective Study on Recurrent Weight Gain and Six BODY-Q Health-Related Quality of Life Scales after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2026Observational
- Long term patient perspectives following all types of bariatric surgery: A 19-year follow-up study.Obesity pillars · 2026Article
- A Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Binge Eating, Self-Compassion, and Mindfulness in Brazilian Women With Weight Regain After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: a Pilot Feasibility Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Sex Differences in Body Weight Regulation and Hepatic Insulin Signaling Following Bariatric Surgery and Postoperative Diet in Obese Rats.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Recurrent Weight Gain after Metabolic Bariatric Surgery (MBS): Emerging Insights on Kidney Function.Obesity surgery · 2026Review
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- Naltrexone/Bupropion, Liraglutide, or Semaglutide as Adjuvant Therapy After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: An Observational Study.Obesity science & practice · 2025Article
- Motivating increases in physical activity to prevent recurrence of weight gain after metabolic bariatric surgery: The Exercise Values of Life and Vitality Everyday (EVOLVE) trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Experiences and Perspectives of Racially Diverse Patients 5 Years Post-Bariatric Surgery: Qualitative Findings from the BELONG II Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- The Role of Physical Activity in Minimizing Recurrence of Weight Gain Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Current Evidence and Suggestions for Advancing Future Research.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Integrative Strategies in Primary Care: Addressing Recurrent Weight Gain Post-Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Obesity science & practice · 2025Review
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Abstract
purposeBariatric surgery is a successful obesity treatment; however, an estimated 1/5 of patients have regained more than 15% of their body weight 5 years post-surgery. To increase the understanding of patients who experienced weight regain after bariatric surgery, we conducted a qualitative study. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe recruited 16 adult participants (4 men, 12 women) at an obesity clinic in Stockholm, Sweden, 2018 to 2019, and performed semi-structured individual interviews. The transcribed recorded interview data was analyzed with thematic analysis.
resultsParticipants had undergone gastric bypass surgery on average 10 years prior to study and regained 36% (range 12 to 71%) of their weight from their nadir. Participants experienced challenges such as eating in social settings, loneliness, family difficulties, increases in appetite, and physical and mental health problems, which distracted them from weight management. Participants responded to weight regain with emotional distress, particularly with hopelessness, discouragement, shame, and frustration (theme: loss of control and focus). Nonetheless, participants experienced remaining benefits from the surgery, despite weight regain. Social support, self-care, and behavioral strategies were perceived as facilitators for weight management (theme: reducing the burden of weight management).
conclusionsWeight regain after bariatric surgery was perceived to be an unexpected and difficult experience that induced hopelessness, discouragement, shame, and frustration. Results indicate that internal and external circumstances such as psychosocial factors, changes in appetite, and physical and mental health problems may contribute to loss of control over weight. Social support, self-care, and behavioral strategies might facilitate long-term post-surgical weight management.
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