Due to health insurance policies, many patients feel that weight loss surgery is not as affordable as other surgeries. So, does bariatric surgery save patients money or not? Obesity can cause a variety of metabolic diseases, and many patients will be accompanied by multiple metabolic diseases at the same time. These chronic diseases are difficult to cure with inconvenient weight, and medication is used to better control the condition. Whether we can save money depends on how much money these chronic diseases cost us. Patients with type 2 diabetes caused by obesity: the average monthly expenditure for blood sugar control ranges from$100 to$300. Of course, if the injection of imported insulin may cost more, hospital checkups, home blood glucose meter will not be cited one by one; and sleep apnea syndrome patients, a ventilator needs 3000 yuan to 20000 yuan ranging; high blood lipid control is not good easily triggered by atherosclerosis chronic medication, although medical insurance can be reimbursed, but if not properly controlled may need to be placed through the rack to effectively relieve; save money The disease may be hypertension, but if not effectively controlled, there is a risk of brain hemorrhage and other serious and dangerous diseases. Obesity can slowly damage the body’s functions, there may not be any disease when young, once the onset of the disease in the case of not lowering weight, the disease is difficult to eliminate. Weight loss surgery, which may not seem cost effective, will, in fact, save patients a lot of money in medical expenses over the course of several years. For patients with chronic illnesses, medical care is to maintain health, while weight loss surgery is to change the state of the body. In general, bariatric surgery not only saves money for obese and obesity-induced type 2 diabetic patients, but also allows them to get rid of their chronic diseases and restore their health. It is also important to note that bariatric surgery is not a cosmetic surgery. Those who do not have a high BMI and are aesthetically inclined should not consider bariatric surgery as a cosmetic procedure.