Bariatric Surgery
Best Bariatric or Weight Loss Surgery in Kharghar
Different types of surgeries undertaken for weight loss purposes are collectively known as bariatric surgery. In simple words, bariatric surgery reduces the size of the stomach, which in turn reduces the hunger hormone Ghrelin, and the appetite of the patient is reduced. Surgeon Doctor and his team of dieticians undertake certain medical assessments and then suggest to the patient the type of bariatric surgery required. After bariatric surgery, the patient needs to adopt a healthy lifestyle and healthy eating habits in order to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight.
What is bariatric surgery?
Known collectively as bariatric surgery, gastric bypass and other weight-loss procedures alter your digestive system to help you lose weight. When diet and exercise haven’t worked or when you have serious health problems due to your weight, you may need bariatric surgery. There are some procedures that limit how much you can eat. In other cases, the procedure reduces the body’s ability to absorb nutrients. Some procedures do both.
What is Obesity ?
Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity isn’t just a cosmetic concern. It’s a medical problem that increases the risk of other diseases and health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and certain cancers. There are many reasons why some people have difficulty losing weight. Usually, obesity results from inherited, physiological, and environmental factors combined with diet, physical activity, and exercise choices.
There is an increasing incidence of lifestyle disorders and obesity in India and around the world. The bariatric surgery procedure is one of the most widely accepted solutions to obesity around the world. People who desire a healthier and more meaningful life undergo bariatric surgery in India to resolve their health and weight-loss issues. Alpha Hospital has one of the most experienced advanced laparoscopic & bariatric surgeons in Mumbai who performs all types of bariatric surgery.
Why is it performed?
Bariatric surgery is performed to help you in losing excess weight and lower your risk of serious, maybe fatal, weight-related health issues, such as:
- A heart attack and a stroke
- Elevated blood pressure
- Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, often known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (NASH)
- Sleep apnoea
- Diabetes type 2
Bariatric surgery is only performed after you’ve managed to reduce weight by altering your eating and exercise routines.
How is it performed?
General anesthesia is used in the hospital setting for bariatric surgery. Your medical conditions, the type of weight-loss surgery you choose, and the hospital’s or doctor’s policies will all impact the specifics of your procedure. Some procedures to help you lose weight include making long, open incisions in your belly.
Most bariatric procedures are now carried out laparoscopically. A laparoscope is a little camera-equipped, tube-shaped device. Small abdominal incisions are used to introduce the laparoscope. The surgeon can look within your belly and do procedures without using the conventionally huge incisions, thanks to the small camera on the laparoscope’s tip.
Which are the different types of bariatric surgery?
The effects of bariatric surgery differ depending on the amount of food the stomach can hold and how well the body can absorb nutrients. The most popular bariatric procedures include the duodenal switch, adjustable gastric band, sleeve gastrectomy, and gastric bypass.
- Duodenal Switch: First, a tube-shaped pouch is made from a part of the stomach. Second, a significant part of the small intestine is mostly bypassed. This limits the quantity of food the stomach can hold and accelerates the process of feeling full. The absorption of nutrients is also decreased. Although the procedure is quite successful, there are higher risks, such as vitamin deficiency or starvation.
- Gastric Band: An inflatable band is wrapped around the top part of the stomach as part of the adjustable gastric band, resulting in a smaller pouch above. Patients feel full more quickly, and less food can be kept. The band gets smaller over time as modifications are made repeatedly.
- Sleeve Gastrectomy: This surgery removes around 80% of the stomach and thus leaving a long, tube-like pouch behind. There is less room for food in this smaller stomach. Additionally, it generates less ghrelin, a hormone that controls appetite, which may reduce your urge to eat.
- Gastric Bypass: Your stomach's top is separated from the rest by an incision made by the surgeon. Only approximately an ounce of food may fit in the resultant pouch roughly the size of a walnut. Your stomach can typically store three pints of food.
The small intestine is then partially cut and sewn onto the pouch by the surgeon. Food then enters this little stomach pouch and travels to the small intestine attached to it. Food enters your small intestine directly into the middle half, skipping much of your stomach and the first part of the intestine.