India, Oct. 24 -- For someone living with obesity today, the treatment conversation has become more complex and, in many ways, far more hopeful. With newer weight-loss pharmacotherapies delivering significant results, patients and clinicians now have more options than ever. The key question is no longer whether medication or surgery is better, but which approach or combination of therapies best fits a particular patient.

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease that can affect much more than body weight. "It is closely linked to severe metabolic comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnoea, fatty liver disease, joint problems and reduced quality of life," Bariatric & Robotic Surgeon Dr Vivek Bindal, Max...