Weight Loss surgery altersย the shape and function ofย theย digestive system. This surgeryย canย help you lose weight andย treatย diseasesย relatedย toย obesity. Diabetes, obstructive sleepย apnea,ย and risk factors for heart disease and stroke areย justย a few of theseย conditions.
bariatric surgery is another term for Weight Loss surgery.ย There are several surgical procedures, but they allย workย by limitingย theย amountย of food you can eat. Some procedures can limitย theย amountย ofย foodย you canย eat.
Aย comprehensiveย treatmentย approachย canย includeย manyย elements,ย includingย bariatricย surgery. Dietaryย advice,ย exercise , and psychosocialย services will be part ofย the treatment. Toย lose weight, you must be willing and able to stick with thisย strategyย overย theย longย term.
Ifย youย areย consideringย weightย lossย surgery,ย youย will consultย withย various experts to see ifย itย isย right for you.
3ย weightย lossย surgeriesย toย considerย Inspectionย ofย Volume
This process isย wellย described by its name.ย Theย upperย partย ofย theย stomachย is wrappedย withย a siliconeย bandย thatย reduces its size byย aboutย two-thirds.ย Hipย replacementย is the least invasiveย bariatricย surgeryย with theย fastestย recovery.
Most of our patients return to work within a weekย ofย outpatientย surgery,ย which weย canย performย inย 30-60ย minutes.
You may beย aย candidateย forย weight-lossย surgery if your body mass index (BMI) is 35 orย greater,ย or 30 orย greater,ย or if you have comorbiditiesย associatedย withย obesity,ย suchย asย diabetes or coronaryย artery disease. The range for a healthy BMI isย betweenย 18.5ย andย 25.
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Theย pouch is created duringย laparoscopicย gastricย bypassย surgeryย replacingย the stomach. Theย bagย isย theย sizeย ofย aย lemon.ย Theย restย ofย theย stomach is not involvedย asย it connects directly to the small intestine.
Weย alsoย bypassย theย partย of the smallย intestineย where food isย normallyย absorbed,ย causingย theย body to absorb fewer calories, leading to weightย loss.ย Patients often lose 60-80% ofย theirย excessย fat between 12ย andย 18 months.
According to
studies,ย peopleย who undergo this surgery can reduce their BMI by an average of 14.8 points.ย Recoveryย takesย twoย toย fourย weeks.
Belly Cuff
The most popular weight lossย procedureย is the gastric sleeve, aย newย technique.ย Inย thisย procedureย weย removeย aboutย 80% ofย theย stomach.ย There isย alsoย aย pocketย orย longย narrow sleeve.
Theyย have a significantlyย reducedย abilityย toย eatย quickly and feelย full.ย Thisย allowsย you to manageย theย amountย ofย food youย eatย atย oneย time.Gastricย sleeveย therapyย deliversย comparableย resultsย inย weight lossย asย afterย bypassย surgery.
The good news is that many bariatricย surgeonsย reportย lessย cravingsย afterwards,ย withย theย exceptionย ofย high-fatย foods.
Health Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery
long-termย remissionย ofย typeย 2ย diabetes
Afterย bariatricย surgery, type 2 diabetesย canย progressย intoย long-term remission.ย Accordingย toย theย studyย results,ย theย procedure successfullyย treatsย type 2 diabetes and obesity, and almost all patientsย canย stop taking insulin and other related medications for at least three years afterย theย surgery.
Improvedย cardiovascularย health
Afterย weight loss surgery, a person has aย reducedย risk of peripheral vascular disease, coronaryย arteryย disease, and stroke.
One study even suggested that weight lossย afterย surgeryย reducesย theย riskย ofย deathย from heartย attack,ย strokeย and high blood pressure.
Afterย surgery,ย bloodย pressure and cholesterol levels usuallyย returnย to orย nearย normal,ย reducing these risks and improvingย overallย health.
Relief of Depression
Alleviatingย Depressionย Becauseย ofย lowย self-esteemย andย socialย shame, many obese people suffer from depression.
Youngerย people who are significantly overweightย alsoย haveย difficultyย engagingย in activities theyย normallyย enjoy,ย which canย leadย toย social isolation andย hopelessness.
Losing thisย extraย weight canย improveย theย emotionalย stateย ofย theseย patients. Jointย painย relief
Beingย overweightย putsย aย lotย ofย stressย onย your weight-bearingย joints,ย oftenย resultingย inย permanentย discomfort and joint damage.
Significant and sustained weight loss afterย bariatricย surgery reducesย stressย onย theย joints,ย oftenย allowing patients to stop takingย painย medicationย and enjoyย significantlyย greaterย rangeย ofย motion.
Improvesย fertility
Weight Loss surgery may also increase fertility before conception. According to a study, bariatric surgery can help non-ovulating women have better menstrual cycles and reduce the risk of miscarriage.
Attenuation of other diseases
Manyย ailments,ย such as metabolic syndrome,ย pregnancyย complications,ย gallbladder disease, and others, can beย alleviatedย by surgery.
What Are the Positive Effects of Weight Loss Surgery?
Mostย patients whoย undergoย bariatric surgery haveย improvedย orย curedย theirย obesity-related conditions, including high blood pressure,ย diabetes,ย sleep apnea, asthma, arthritis,ย cholesterol,ย etc.ย Long-term weight loss success
How Does Life Change After Weight-Loss Surgery?
Weight Loss surgery posesย some long-term risks for patients, including:ย Dischargeย syndrome, a condition that canย causeย symptomsย suchย asย nausea and dizziness.ย hypoglycemia.ย malnutrition.
Is Weight Loss Surgery Worth the Risk?
“Ifย manyย attemptsย toย loseย weight have failed,ย bariatricย surgeryย isย worthwhileย because its benefits far outweigh theย risksย of complications,” says Dr.shearman.
Like all surgical procedures,ย weightย lossย surgery carries someย risks.ย Butย theย risk isย small