Surgical Complications of Obesity (graphic surgical footage)

WARNING: Contains graphic surgical footage. One of the consequences of obesity is the increased complications involved in surgery, in this example, knee replacement.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• medicine
• operation
• surgery
• obesity
• fat
• knee
• knee replacement
• complications
• recovery
• anaesthesia
• pain
• Johnson & Johnson
• J&J
• Nancy Snyderman

[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

[ProdigySYndromeProd]

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

[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"?

[knaxon]

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

[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.

[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?

[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??

[chinnie90]

@ProdigySYndromeProd i checked like 5 times lol

[AKandtheDietofDoom]

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