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Described utility scores may help to establish the health burden of the aging neck in the growing bariatric patient population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prospective cohort observational study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Tertiary referral medical center.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Subjects and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Three validated tools were used to determine utility scores for living with an aging neck: visual analog scale (VAS), time trade\u2010off (TTO), and standard gamble (SG). A 5\u2010point Likert scale was used to evaluate the subjects\u2019 ease of understanding. A prospective sample of volunteers from the general population and medical students was used for this assessment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 118 prospective volunteers were included in the survey. All measures (VAS, TTO, SG); (0.89 \u00b1 0.07, 0.94 \u00b1 0.08, and 0.95 \u00b1 0.10, respectively) varied (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;. 0001) from the corresponding ones for monocular blindness (0.62 \u00b1 0.18, 0.87 \u00b1 0.15, and 0.85 \u00b1 0.20, respectively) and binocular blindness (0.32 \u00b1 0.18, 0.66 \u00b1 0.25, and 0.64 \u00b1 0.28, respectively).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The authors objectified the health state of living with an aging neck in the massive weight loss patient with utility scores (TTO, 0.94) comparable with those living with obstructive sleep apnea. 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