Hillier, MarstonMarstonHillierDani, melaniemelanieDaniFertleman, michaelmichaelFertlemanPurkayastha, sanjaysanjayPurkayasthaKoizia, LouisLouisKoizia2022-03-212022-03-212022-03-08Clinics in Surgery, 2022, 7, pp.1-52474-1647http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/95826The UK population is ageing rapidly, and the proportion of people living with obesity is increasing. Obesity is a risk factor for diabetes, coronary artery disease, stroke and cancer. Older patients are admitted for obesity related complications at a similar rate compared to younger patients. However, the operations for people over 70-years are extremely infrequent. In this scoping review we summarize the recent data on bariatric operations in people over 70-years and the possible risk benefit ratio of bariatric surgery for this population.© 2022 Louis J Koizia. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Journal Articlehttp://clinicsinsurgery.com/index.php