Bariatric Surgery

METABOLIC & BARIATRIC SURGERY 

• The treatment of morbid obesity and obesity-related diseases and conditions is metabolic and bariatric surgery. This procedure limits the amount of food that stomach can hold along with the amount of calories absorbed. It basically reduces the stomach’s capacity to a few ounces
• The candidates with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more, or a BMI of 35 or more with an obesity-related disease, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease or sleep apnea can have bariatric surgery
• More than 30 obesity-related conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, hypertension and high cholesterol can be resolved by advanced bariatric surg.

TYPES OF BARIATRIC SURGERY PERFORMED

• Mini Gastric Bypass(MGB)
  • Reduction in the size of stomach
  • Bypass of the section of the small intestine (duodenum) is done to attach smaller stomach to middle of small intestine to absorb the most calories
  • As stomach is smaller and absorb fewer calories, patients eat less. Even, food does not travel through duodenum
• Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

A sleeve-shaped stomach is left behind after removing approximately 85% of the stomach

IMPACT ON OBESITY-RELATED DISEASES

• According to study, bariatric surgery resolves type 2 diabetes in 73% – 83% of patients
• According to study, bariatric surgery cuts down the risk of developing coronary heart disease in half
• According to studies, bariatric surgery resolves the condition of obstructive sleep apnea in more than 85% of patients

BARIATRIC SURGERY: RISKS VS. BENEFITS

• Death risk involved in bariatric surgery is about 0.1%
• As compared to the people who do not have surgery, morbidly obese individuals who have bariatric surgery have extended life
  • Improvement in patient’s life expectancy by 89%
  • Reduction in patient’s risk of dying by 30% – 40%
• Morbidly obese patients who have undergone surgery have remarkable reduction in their risk of dying from an obesity related disease, when compared to those who do not have surgery
  • Risk of death from diabetes down 92%, from cancer down 60% and from coronary artery disease down 56%

LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY

• It is quite common that a bariatric surgery patient experience maximum weight loss after 1-2 years of surgery after that maintain a substantial weight loss. For years, improvements in obesity-related conditions are also visible
• After 6 months of surgery, patients may lose 30% – 50% of their excess weight whereas additional 77% of their excess weight is lost as early as 12 months after surgery
• According to long-term studies, morbidly obese patients who had surgery maintain a greater weight loss and more favorable levels of diabetes, cholesterol and hypertension up to 10-14 years after surgery when compared to those who did not have surgery

Summary

Service Type

METABOLIC & BARIATRIC SURGERY 

Provider Name

Dr. amandeep singh ,

dhaliwal hospital,3, Batala Rd, Gagan Colony, Amritsar, Punjab-143001,
Telephone No.9952984483

Area

dhaliwal hospital, 3, Batala Rd, Gagan Colony, Amritsar, Punjab 143001

Description

In Amritsar, Dr. Amandeep Singh Sandhu is the highest qualified and a renowned Gastrosurgeon.