en Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery Letter/Editorial Letter/Editorial <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Surgery-related outcomes of bariatric procedures do not depend on only weight loss, but also resolution of comorbidities and improvement of quality of life (QOL) are of great importance. Severe obesity is associated with decreased quality of life. Therefore, bariatric surgery improves the quality of life. In this regard, there are many tools to assess the quality of life, one of which is the Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System Score (BAROS) <span style="background:white"><span style="color:black">containing of self-esteem, physical activity, social activity, work sexual activity, and food items</span></span>. Most surgeons consider the success rate of bariatric surgery in respect of weight loss and improvement of comorbidities. However, an important factor that should not be forgotten is patients&#39; satisfaction and QOL, which can be assessed with BAROS score. The BAROS score<span style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> divided into five groups (-3 to -2.1: very poor, -2 t0 -1.1: poor, -1 to 1: fair, 1.1 to 2: good, and 2.1 to 3: very good)</span></span>. Assessing the patient&#39;s satisfaction and QOL following bariatric and metabolic surgeries is strongly recommended.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Bariatric surgery, BAROS, QOL 65 66 http://annbsurg.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-87-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Rohollah Valizadeh rohvali4@gmail.com 10031947532846002090 10031947532846002090 Yes Department of Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical science, Tehran, Iran and Minimally Invasive Research Center, Rasool-e Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Saeed Madani madani. saeed@gmail.com 10031947532846002091 10031947532846002091 No Department of Surgery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran