What You Need To Know About Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery

By Walter Snyder


Being overweight or obese are conditions that make individuals uncomfortable, prone to chronic diseases, physically unfit and are associated with low self-esteem and self-confidence. People with such conditions may be limited to various activities. However, this can be reversed by use bariatric weight loss surgery. This surgery entails a variety of procedures that are performed on the patient suffering from overweight or obesity. The main activities and techniques undertaken by this method involve the reduction in the size of stomach and food reservoirs.

This method causes loss of body mass when food volume ingested is controlled through the reduction of stomach volume. Also, nutrient malabsorption is also stimulated by administration of various procedures as one way or reducing this abnormal mass gaining. These activities can also be done through hormonal manipulations where hormones responsible for causing digestion are deactivated. Most of the procedures and methods under this procedure are laparoscopic in nature.

The commonly known techniques under this surgical procedure include the sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion, adjustable gastric band, and duodenal switch among others. However, the effectiveness of every technique depends on the physician performing it. Also, it depends on the biological factors and the response of the patient towards the procedure.

When it comes to gastric bypass, the stomach size reduction is the main aim. This is done so as to reduce its food holding ability and food amount ingested by an individual. It also aims at reducing production of certain digestive hormones. When it is done, separation is done between the lower and upper stomach regions. When separated, the initial volume is divided into two reducing the volume that is held. This eventually reduces the activities of the digestive tract resulting in general loss of weight.

Some of the advantages of this procedure are that satiety is enhanced as hormones responsible for causing craving and stimulating hunger are not produced. It is one of the best ways of dealing with obesity and diabetes 2. It also causes body energy expenditure in an effective manner. However, this procedure is complicated and can make a person suffer serious problems and complexities. It also causes a reduction in vitamins and mineral absorption in the body. Long healing and recovery, as well as dietary adherence, are side effects of the procedure.

In addition, sleeve gastrectomy is performed on one side of the stomach leaving a banana-shaped pouch where ingested food is stored. Hunger suppression and satiety are some of the aspects that this technique properly address. It is an ideal method for blood sugar regulation. The main disadvantage of the technique is that there is no reversing after you have undergone the procedure. It is also liable to early complications.

The gastric band which is adjustable is another technique employed under this procedure. The size of the stomach is reduced aster an inflating band is fixed on the organ to create a smaller pouch. The main merit is that the size can be either increased or decreased due to adjustability characteristic. It is one of the most effective methods of reducing stomach size.

However, the results yielded by this procedure are low and in most cases, it causes zero positive effect. It is mandatory to adhere to dietary requirements for the procedure to work. Introduction of foreign materials may be allergic to some people. Biliopancreatic diversion, duodenal switch and gastric bypass are other techniques employed to correct mass, weight and body size issues.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment