Abstract:Objectives: to understand the perception of patients who underwent bariatric surgery and their ability to cope with their new (metabolic and bodily) reality; to identify the physical impact on their routine; and to analyze their body image and view of the changes in their lifestyle before and after surgery. Materials and methods: this is a qualitative, observational research with a theoretical methodological framework based on phenomenology and discourse analysis, c… Show more
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