Why are the majority of patients women?

Is this surgery really a godsend to the morbidly obese or is it a surgical response to making fat women more socially acceptable? I am considering having the surgery because I have yo-yo-ed myself up to 498lbs., but I will always feel more like "myself" being a little on the chubby side. I like the feel and physical power of being about 225 pounds. Anybody have any thoughts on the subject?

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