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Bariatric surgery procedure

One of the biggest health concerns in today's world is the problem of obesity and weight gain. Although, exercise and a proper diet are considered to be the best ways to fight obesity and promote weight loss in a healthy way, yet there are certain people for whom surgery is the only way to save them from life-threatening weight-related health problems such as cardiac diseases, hypertension, severe sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes and stroke. Bariatric surgery is a safe and effective procedure which helps the individual to lose excess weight, but it is done only when other standard methods of weight loss such as diet and exercise have failed to show result.

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Bariatric surgery procedure

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  1. Bariatric Surgery Procedure

  2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF BARIATRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES Gastric Bypass Surgery The Roux-en-Y bypass surgery or gastric bypass surgery is the most popular weight loss surgery that is done in two parts. First, the surgeon makes a small pouch in the stomach by dividing the stomach into a large portion and a smaller one. The smaller part of the stomach is stapled together to create a pouch which can hold approximately only a cup of food. In the second part of the procedure, the surgeon disconnects the new small stomach from the rest of the stomach and the first part of the small intestine (the duodenum) and connects it to another part of the small intestine farther down (the jejunum).

  3. DIFFERENT TYPES OF BARIATRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES Sleeve Gastrectomy In this procedure, almost 80% of the stomach is removed, leaving behind only a thin vertical tube or sleeve. This is a restrictive procedure favorable changes in the gut hormones that reduce appetite and improve satiety. But itisa non-reversible procedure. that promotes

  4. DIFFERENT TYPES OF BARIATRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES Adjustable Gastric Band Surgery In this procedure an inflatable band is secured around the upper portion of the stomach, thus, creating a small stomach pouch above the band. The size of the stomach pouch can be adjusted by filling the band with sterile saline that is injected through a port placed under the skin. Reducing the size of the stomach pouch is done gradually over time with repeated adjustments Of the band. This procedure involves no cutting of the stomach or redirecting of the intestines.

  5. DIFFERENT TYPES OF BARIATRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch This procedure is quite similar to the gastric bypass surgery. The only difference being, in this procedure the surgeon reconnects the stomach pouch to the small intestine much father down (the ileum) which helps to bypass more of the small intestineso that your body absorbs even fewercalories. This procedure results in greater weight loss than any other procedure and reduces fat absorption by almost 70%.

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