Bariatric Surgery

What is Bariatric Surgery?

It is a therapeutic as well as a weight loss procedure, performed surgically and it has 3 types: Gastric Banding, Gastric Bypass and Gastric Sleeve. Many people simply cannot loose weight or maintain it with proper diet and exercise. Bariatric Surgery helps people who have difficulty losing weight by traditional methods.

Bariatric surgery is known to be the most effective treatment for morbid obesity and for people with a body mass index over 40.

Each of the three types is suitable for different criterion and purposes :

Disadvantages :

• As with any medical procedure of this nature, there is always the potential for adverse affects. The biggest potential drawback for some people with this procedure is that is irreversible.
• Since the gastric sleeve is a restrictive weight loss procedure inadequate weight loss or weight regain is more likely to occur.
• The newly created pouch has the potential to stretch over time.
• Weight Loss only really noticeable with total change in diet combined with exercise.
• Leakage may occur at the site of stapling.

Advantages :

• Typically most people will lose about 10 to 20 pounds in the first month after the surgery. Weight loss will continue but decrease over time. The people who see the best results are those who adhere to a strict diet and exercise routine, which is essential to keeping the weight off long term. In addition the following are benefits one can expect from gastric bypass surgery:
• Increased weight loss due to being a restrictive and malabsorptive surgery
• Verified long term success
• Gastric bypass surgery not only has the obvious benefit of helping shed weight, but it can help improve a variety of medical conditions that are related to obesity, like : Type 2 Diabetes, High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure, Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Joint Pain, Asthma

Disadvantages :

• Complex operation comes with risks including infection and bleeding
• “Dumping Syndrome” (Ingested food paasestoo rapidly to the intestines largely undigested) is associated with this procedure.
• Potential for vitamin and nutrient deficiency due to malabsorptive component of this surgery.

While gastric banding is meant to be a long term weight loss remedy, some people will require a follow up procedure to re position, replace or remove the gastric band. This could be due to complications or ineffectiveness of the band.

Advantages of Gastric Banding :

• With gastric banding you typically have a shorter operation.
• You’re in the hospital recovering for no more than 24 hours total.
• Total recovery time is reduced to 6 weeks, down from 3 months, when opting for gastric banding.
• Gastric banding is one of the safer weight loss surgeries.
• Procedure is reversible.

Disadvantages of Gastric Banding :

There are however, some drawbacks for choosing this procedure.

• Patients must work harder to lose weight after this procedure is complete since it relies on food restriction only, and is not a malabsorptive procedure in the way that other bariatric surgery procedures achieve their results.
• This means that your diet will be restricted for a longer period of time after gastric banding.

There are common complications related to gastric banding that affect all types of weight loss surgeries including nausea, vomiting or risk of infection.

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