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Factors To Consider In Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery

By Lisa Hayes


The comforts of a modern life have come at a price. For most people living in urban areas this problem has become a matter of grave concern. Large amounts of time and money are spent to conduct research in order to find new ways and methods that are effective in reaching the goal of significant fat reduction. Bariatric weight loss surgery is a fat reduction procedure that is performed on patients only when conservative treatments are failed. This health condition attracts a number of other problems such as diabetes, heart attack and hypertension. This problem has increased dramatically in the past decade or so with many more people gaining awareness about this problem.

Bariatric Surgery is considered as a last resort for the overweight and morbidly obese. It is not an option for those who have 50-pounds or less to lose. The short and long-term side-effects of the procedure are too severe for someone with only 50-pounds to lose. If a person has more than 80-pounds to lose and they suffer from a disabling medical condition that are related to their weight, then they are considered to be good candidates for bariatric procedure.

What many people don't realize is that this procedure requires a mental adjustment along with the physical adjustment. You don't go in for the procedure then go back to your old way of thinking and eating while the fat falls off. You need to make mental and physical adjustments or the weight won't stay off for long. These adjustments start before you even have the procedure performed.

You are at the end of your rope and the only option that you might have left would be to submit yourself to this procedure. Since your weight-loss journey has brought you to this place, let's take a look at the pros and cons of this procedure.

You must understand that the operation is performed on your digestive system; it is not performed on your mind. Those who undergo the procedure most likely had difficulty with eating habits before the procedure. Following the procedure, dietary restrictions are imperative and difficult to follow. Many patients cheat and end up accumulating fat and developing complicated medical conditions.

These operations have side effects but the benefits are more than the risks. Generally speaking malabsorptive procedures reduce the stomach size. The many types of fat reduction changes including gastric bypass surgery, lap band surgery and gastric sleeve procedure are collectively under the term bariatric procedure.

The procedure can be very effective at producing fat reduction in obese patients. It involves restricting the size of the stomach so less food is eaten and changing the structure of the gut so that less amount of food is able to be eaten. However, the procedure is not an easy solution to everyone. People undergoing this procedure have to make permanent, difficult to adapt changes to their lifestyle.

The patients who are opting for this surgery should have Body Mass Index (BMI) more than 40. The patients having diseases related to obesity and having BMI more than 35 are also considered. The most usually performed Restrictive procedures are laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and vertical banded gastroplasty. Malabsorptive procedures: The bilopancreatic diversion procedures were performed using laparoscopic techniques.




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