What is bariatric surgery? Bariatric surgery is often coined as weight loss surgery. This refers to different surgical options, which are being done to control morbid obesity, which is now considered as chronic disease.
An individual who is one hundred pounds over weight from his ideal body weight and has Body Mass Index of forty is considered a morbidly obese person.
Controlling morbid obesity through bariatric surgery is done through modifying the gastrointestinal tract and reducing the absorption of nutrients and food intake thus resulting to weight loss.
The cases of bariatric surgery had increased over a couple of years since morbid obesity had really risen up. Studies show that bariatric surgery success rate is high particularly for those who are strict compliant of the bariatric post surgery diet.
Bariatric surgery should be the last resort in loosing weight. It is only recommended for those people who are morbidly obese and tried to loose down weight with all other options but failed.
Each patient who wants to have bariatric surgery should show that they have tried exercise programs and diet but all these non-surgical procedures are not effective.
A patient who is less morbidly obese can also undergo bariatric surgery provided; that their doctor believes that loosing weight can help the patient to deal with his or her obese related diseases like diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is on the rise today and most patients who have this threatening disease are obese. Accordingly, most diabetic patients who undergo bariatric surgery had observed less symptoms of the disease.
However, before you decide to undergo bariatric surgery, you have first to ask your doctor if the surgical options are the best way to treat your morbid obesity of health condition.
The doctor will advise you certain factors that you have to deal with before surgical operation. The factors you have to consider before making a go signal for bariatric surgery includes:
Bariatric surgeries have risks and complication after the operation. Some of the risks and complication may lead to abdominal problems that may require having another hospital stay.
Bariatric surgery post surgical diet should be strictly followed to avoid complications. A strong commitment on the part of the patient is needed
Lifestyle change, diet modification and exercise will always be part of your diet after the surgery.
Surgical treatments for weight loss are not cosmetic surgery. Surgical procedures aim to reduce health related problems accompanied by being overweight.
Most of the surgical procedures for bariatric surgery are not reversible, that is why the patient must really be one hundred percent sure of their decision.
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
Vertical banded gastroplasty or also known as Mason procedure. In this surgical procedure, one part of the stomach is stapled permanently in order to create a pouch, which will act as the newer and shorter stomach.
Adjustable Gastric Banding
Adjustable gastric banding or much known as lap band is a popular bariatric surgical treatment, which can be done laparoscopically. The Lap Band system, which was introduced in Europe in the early 90's, had received approval from Food and Drug Administration in 2001.
Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery is also created with a stapler device and later connected to the distant small intestine. This surgery is the most common surgical operation for weight loss. There are around one hundred forty thousand gastric bypass procedures done annually.
Gastric bypass surgery is performed for almost fifty years already making it the most successful surgical operation compared to other bariatric surgeries.
Implantable Gastric Stimulation
This surgical procedure is very similar to the procedure being done in heart pacemaker which electrical leads stimulates the external surface of the abdomen to send signals to the brain that it is already full.
This surgical procedure is considered less effective when compared to other bariatric surgical procedures.
Success Rate of Bariatric Surgery
The success rate of bariatric surgery is high especially if the patients really follow all the postoperative instructions given by doctors.
In general, patients who undergo vertical banded Gastroplasty were observed to loose 32 kg, gastric bypass patients loose 41 kg, and with lap band patients loose 38 kg, all in a period of three years.
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