Rise in demand for obesity surgery

Niamh Mullen takes a close look at the growing area of bariatric surgery in Ireland, where it is carried out, how many people are now opting for it and how much the procedures cost.

A public obesity clinic offering weight-loss surgeries is due to open in Cork next year in a collaboration between Cork University Hospital and the Mercy University Hospital.
It is also hoped another public obesity clinic will open on the western side of Dublin on the Tallaght/Connolly Hospital axis at a later date, which would bring to four the number in the country. Click here for full article.