Obesity
is a chronic condition and it is considered worst as it can lead to
many other health problems like obstructive sleep apnea, high blood
pressure and diabetes. As obesity can cause ill effects to many
organs of the body, it is difficult to treat this condition. When
other methods meant for losing weight have failed to show their best
results, weight loss surgery, which is otherwise called as Bariatric
surgery is the best gift for people fighting with obesity. Even
though, surgical methods are available for enabling people to lose
their weight, they are recommended only for people following under
the following category:
Qualification
for bariatric surgery:
If
the Body Mass Index (BMI) of an individual is more than 40, surgery
is highly suggested. Do you know how to calculate your BMI? The
figure can be arrived by dividing your weight in kgs by height in
meters.
Do
you know that there are different types of Bariatric surgery
available? Yes, each of these types can effectively help in losing
weight and the health care provider will suggest you any type
according to the level of weight that should be reduced and other
health conditions. Details about the benefits of some of the types
of Bariatric
surgery
are given below:
Gastric
Bypass:
There
are two types under gastric bypass, where under one type open surgery
will be done by making a single bigger incision, while on the other
type there will be two or three smaller incisions and this type is
done under laproscopic method. Under this method a small pouch is
created with the help of a surgical stapler. The remaining stomach
tissues are not removed and they are stapled. This method is
beneficial because it can be reversed as the tissues are not removed
and they are just just stapled. After this surgery, the patient’s
food consumption capacity will reduce as the size of the stomach is
reduced. Under this procedure, Y-shaped part of the small intestine
is connected to the created abdominal pouch in such a way that food
consumed can be bypassed thereby reducing the weight.
Lap
band:
Even
though, the size of the stomach is reduced as in the previous type,
it is not stapled, but it is done by placing an adjustable lap band
and this band is made from biocompatible materials. The best thing
about this procedure is adjustable band is attached and so as and
when the patient feels some discomfort, the band can be adjusted.
To
conclude, as compared to many other weight loss procedures, which
didn’t work out, Bariatric surgery is a great gift for obese people
to get rid of this problem.
