Obesity surgery, also known as Bariatric surgery has
become an endemic. What is more alarming is that it is not confined to more
developed and economically advanced nations only. It is also spreading at a
vicious rate across developing and growing nations too. While obesity is a
life-threatening lifestyle disease, it is also the root cause of many co-morbid
disorders such as heart ailments, excessive snoring, immobility, infertility,
arthritis, diabetes and severe psychological problems. Therefore, it is
extremely important to eliminate obesity either through natural and traditional
methods or via more advanced techniques such as obesity surgeries.
According to obesity surgery consultants, obesity surgery is best recommended for individuals
who have a BMI (body mass index) greater than 40 and have been unsuccessful
while trying traditional weight reduction methods. Obesity surgery is also
suggested for patients having a BMI around 35 but associated with ailments such
as cardiac diseases, tiredness, and immobility preventing them to opt for more
traditional weight-reduction methods. Some most commonly conducted obesity
surgeries include gastric sleeve, duodenal switch surgery, gastric balloon surgery,
gastric band surgery and gastric bypass surgery. While all these surgery
methods affect different internal organs of the patient’s body, the objective
is same, reducing the amount of food that goes inside leading to less or
minimum fat storage.
Obesity surgery in India has dramatically increased, majorly due to enhanced
quality of hospitals and healthcare administration facilities, more number of
doctors and medical professionals available for conducting surgeries as well as
more number of hospitals opening up bariatric surgery departments. While
obesity surgery is considered most effective, quick and least harmful method of
reducing weight, patients are advised to strictly follow the guidelines
specifying food and lifestyle habits to follow so that maximum benefits from
the surgery is achieved.
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