Weight loss surgery could make you RICHER – new figures show drastic op leads to higher earnings [Video]

07:19 EDT 23 Oct 2024, updated 07:25 EDT 23 Oct 2024

Going under the knife to lose weight can boost earnings, leaving patients slimmer and better off, official data suggests. 

Analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found men who had bariatric surgery saw a whopping £200-a-month pay rise, on average, five years after the op.

Women saw more modest financial benefits, getting just £55 a month more.  

Both men and women were also more likely to be employed in general, with a four percentage point rise in having a job after losing their love handles. 

ONS analysis suggested the results were likely a result of those who had weight loss surgery being fit enough to find work rather than being paid more by their bosses.