Bariatric Surgery In Jaslok Hospital Mumbai
Obesity is the root cause of many diseases. Severe obesity is associated with several medical, physical, social and psychological problems. Dieting and exercise do not always help in weight loss. Obesity surgery was introduced in 1952 and has been refined and improved since then. It is now recognised by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as the treatment of choice for safe, successful and long-term weight loss. Since the year 2000, Jaslok Hospital has been performing obesity-related surgeries on those suffering from the debilitating effects of morbid obesity in India.Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Advantages
There are two types of bariatric surgeries:
Restrictive procedures:Patients have early satiety with small meals, thereby reducing total calorie intake, which leads to weight loss.
Malabsorptive procedures: Along with small meals, due to surgical bypass, absorption is reduced as well.
- It also causes good hormonal changes that result in limiting of morbidities, such as diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnoea, etc.
- Bariatric surgery improves fertility.
- Exclusion of gastric fundus reduces the ghrelin hormone, thereby reducing one’s appetite.
- The risks with obesity surgery are similar to those involved in other procedures, such as hysterectomy, cholecystectomy, etc.
- The band or staples used in the procedure do not cause cancer.
- The side effects resulting from small gastric pouch are managed with good eating habits and dietary advice.
- The gallbladder surgery or other procedures similar to it can be performed at the same time.
- The long-term results with weight loss surgery are excellent.weight loss surgery benefits
