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Bariatric Surgery

A class of medical procedures known as “weight loss surgery,” or bariatric surgery, is designed to assist obese patients in losing weight. If all other attempts at weight loss have failed and obesity seems to be a bigger risk to your health than surgery, medical professionals might suggest bariatric surgery.

In order to limit how many calories you can eat and absorb, bariatric surgery treatments alter your digestive tract, usually starting with the stomach and occasionally moving on to the small intestine as well. Additionally, they may lessen the signals of hunger that reach your brain from your digestive system.

Numerous obesity-related metabolic illnesses, such as diabetes and fatty liver disease, can be treated and prevented with the aid of these methods.

Why is Bariatric surgery done?

The most effective long-term treatment for class III obesity is bariatric surgery. For those who are classified as class III obese, maintaining weight loss with diet and exercise alone is next to impossible. Your body keeps trying to go back to that weight once it recognizes your greater weight as “normal.” Through altered eating patterns and lifestyle choices, bariatric surgery can effectively promote long-term weight loss and overall well-being.

Conditions that is treated with Bariatric Surgery

  1. Elevated cholesterol levels, or hyperlipidemia, signify an excess of fats in the bloodstream, potentially resulting in blockages within blood vessels and heightening the risk of strokes or heart attacks.
  2. Increased blood pressure, known as hypertension, indicates an excessive force of blood flow through vessels, leading to the gradual deterioration of vessel walls and an elevated susceptibility to heart attacks and strokes.
  3. Elevated blood sugar, or hyperglycemia, is closely linked to insulin resistance and serves as a precursor to diabetes. If left unaddressed, it can inflict damage on nerves, blood vessels, tissues, and organs, amplifying the likelihood of various diseases.
  4. Type 2 diabetes can emerge as a consequence of excessive fat storage, inducing insulin resistance and escalating the risk of adult-onset diabetes by 20% for each incremental point on the BMI scale.
  5. Obesity can contribute to impaired cardiac function and congestive heart failure, fostering the accumulation of plaque in arteries and heightening the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes.
  6. Kidney disease is often associated with metabolic syndromes related to obesity, such as high blood pressure, insulin resistance, and congestive heart failure, acting as significant factors in chronic kidney disease and kidney failure.
  7. Untreated obstructive sleep apnea entails recurrent cessation of breathing during sleep, diminishing oxygen flow to vital organs and particularly endangering the heart.
  8. Excessive weight places additional strain on joints, particularly the knees, raising the probability of developing or exacerbating osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease.
  9. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) materializes when the body accumulates excess fat in the liver, potentially progressing to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) — a chronic inflammation causing long-term damage to the liver.
  10. While the correlation is not entirely understood, obesity is associated with an elevated risk of more than a dozen types of cancer, increasing the likelihood of cancer-related mortality by over 50%.

Benefits of Bariatric Surgery

  • Significant Weight Loss
  • Reduced Hunger Harmones & Improved Metabolism
  • Cholestrol & Blood Sugar Control
  • Healthier Life