Surgical Complications of Obesity (graphic surgical footage)

[Skarlet79]

I'm sure it would be in the patient's best interest to lose weight after surgery so that the new knee will not be damage again due to the weight.

[Tsamsiyu1]

Why are the surgeons wearing "space suits"?

[curlyfry44]

Alot of people on the site don't seem to understand that it was PLANNED for her to be there and ask questions and he can answer them he's a pro.. Also she is right by saying "fat" because that is "fat" around the knee. Anethiesiologist and Surgeons dislike operating on obese people because of obvious reasons of their irregular breathing, "fat" around the heart and blood pressure always run high even while under. yes there are other high risk groups but obesity is one of the worst.

[nickierainbow]

There is no problem for being a little chubby and curvy, but you have to be healthy.

[windjammer9284]

I find it hilarious that people are so against the reporter using the word "fat." That is exactly what it is. She isn't a surgeon however so she obviously isn't going to use the proper terminology. People need to lighten up.

[JogBird]

arent those space helmets a bit overkill??

[AKandtheDietofDoom]

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[LILJECKELZ]

why would she say that it is disrespect

[NeenersLambchop]

just the way she talked even excluding the use of "fat" and her stance seemed rude...Props to the surgeon for being patient

[ProdigySYndromeProd]

how many times did this vid make you check your leg for how thick the fat layer is? :P

[chinnie90]

@ProdigySYndromeProd i checked like 5 times lol

[groovysherrie65]

Obese, fat, it is a way to seperate. You wouldn't say, because a person was black the surgery was more difficult. That would be racist. What protection do obese persons have against prejudices? Doctors discriminate against smokers, addicts and the poor, too! It's an excuse to raise themselves above others. I was once told, there's a bell curve and for them to be above others, they place others below them! This individual needs a knee replacement, not to be in some freak show!!! RESPECT!!!

[sarabeth625]

Ok so the patient is "fat" but using the word fat is just not professional in an educational video. She should have used the words adipose tissue and obese. The surgeon was very good to use the proper terms. Any way you look at it, it is unprofessional.

[monkeyman1140]

She should have said "grossly obese" because thats what the patient was.

[tasaraha2009]

yeah she really emphasises the wrd "Fat"

every time she she sy it i kept c n a sign with the wrd fat on it flashing in front of my eyes ........may b she was just try n to get her point across for simple minded people who dont know wat FAT is.....

[southpawj]

I am a surgical technology student in SC. I have seen this during my clinical rotation. Obese patients have a very hard recovery period and run the risk for post operative infection.

[girayhankaya]

@southpawj fat? :D

[JNJhealth]

I apologize for Nancy using the word "fat" to describe the patient. It is inappropriate in that instance. Just to clarify, for most of the piece she did refer to the patient as "obese", and used "fat" to refer to the excess fat on the patient's leg, which made surgery more complicated. However, towards the end she did refer to a "fat person." This was an oversight, and I apologize for the mistake. But thank you for pointing this out.

Rob

jnjhealth

[alix1962]

I don't mind the word "fat", but I did mind that the lady insisted on letting her hair stick out from under her cap to look cute. Even an obese patient deserves to have clean and safe surgery.

[darkknight757]

Fat IS what they had to cut through so you said nothing wrong.

People need to chill out.

[iRaveRobot]

Um, JNJhealth, The person is fat? Let's not be politically correct here, Fat people need to know they're fat or they will continue to be fat.

[olfan92]

@JNJhealth i lost weight from 133kg down to 94.5kg do i need to do a surgery to get rid of the excess skin?

[knaxon]

@JNJhealth I love the doctors helmets. Its like the type of stuff worn in the 1980s movies E.T. LOL :D

[devil614]

i disagree. "fat" is exactly accurate, as that is what you see the patient has accumulated.

[christopherga1980]

she needs to say obese or overweight not fat thats rude