What is bariatric surgery?
Bariatric surgery is an option for people who have a body mass index (BMI) above 40 or between 35 to 40 and also for curing health problems like type 2 diabetes or heart disease. Through bariartric surgery, weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach.
Types of Bariatric Surgery
The most common Bariatric Surgery procedures are the following:
Gastric Bypass
- The food consumption after the surgery will be restricted to a limit
- Controlling of gut hormones that results in reducing appetite and enhance satiety
Sleeve Gastrectomy
- No re-routing of the food stream or use of foreign objects is required
- Requires only short stay at hospital
Adjustable Gastric Band
- Involves no cutting of the stomach or rerouting of the intestines
- Is reversible and adjustable
- Has lowest rate of vitamin and mineral deficiencies
- Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch
- Reduces the absorption of fat by 70%
- Most affective against diabetes
- Results in greater weight loss
Benefits of bariatric surgery
- Eliminate obstructive sleep apnea
- Improve fertility
- Depression Relief
- Long-term remission for type 2 diabetes.
- Improved cardiovascular health
- Relief for Joint pain
- Alleviate other medical conditions
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