Bariatric Surgery is recognized as the different procedures that help patients make changes to their digestive system, which helps them lose weight effectively.
These types of surgeries are applied when procedures such as diet and exercise to lose weight do not have the expected results or when the patient experiences serious health problems as a result of their weight.
All Bariatric Surgery procedures generate positive results in the patients who undergo them, as long as it is combined with radical and healthy changes in their diet, complemented by regular physical activity. In combination, this generates successful results in the short, medium and long term.
- When there are signs of heart disease or cardiovascular accidents
- When the patient suffers from nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
- If the patient suffers from type 2 diabetes
- If the patient suffers from sleep apnea
In order to be subject to a Bariatric Surgery procedure, it is necessary that the patient must meet certain requirements that must be proven through prior studies and analysis. The patient must also be fully aware of having a healthy diet and exercise routines after the procedure.
It is a surgery where 80% of the stomach can be removed, in order to leave a long tubular stomach. It is also known as vertical gastrectomy or simply sleeve. It is carried out to treat obesity, reducing the volume of the stomach and therefore its capacity.
To perform this procedure, general anesthesia must be applied and it must be performed by a specialist in Bariatric Surgery.
The Gastric Sleeve is the first option for obese patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 50 who have not managed to lose the necessary weight through other methods such as a healthy diet and exercise.
This surgical procedure is usually done by laparoscopy in an intervention that lasts between 60 and 90 minutes.
Before undergoing gastric sleeve surgery, the patient will need to undergo various tests and examinations, such as a complete physical examination, blood tests, and an ultrasound of the gallbladder to confirm that they are healthy enough to undergo the surgery.
Normally, the patient can return home two days after surgery, and must take painkillers previously prescribed by their specialist. The patient will be put on a diet and little by little solid foods will be introduced into the diet. In addition, it should be monitored by a nutritionist to avoid stretching the remaining stomach and obtain the best results.
This procedure is aimed at allowing the patient to lose excess weight and thus reduce the occurrence of problems related to it in the future that could put their life at risk, such as:
The surgeon places a small pouch from the stomach, which connects directly to the small intestine. This means that when the patient eats food, it enters this small pouch and from there goes directly to the small intestine, bypassing most of the stomach and the first section of the small intestine.
One of the main things that the patient has to be fully aware of when undergoing this procedure is that it will radically change their eating lifestyle for the rest of their life.
If a person is a candidate for Gastric Bypass after carrying out the previous physical and nutritional assessment, they must follow all the instructions provided by their specialist to the letter.
Before the procedure, the patient may be recommended to receive nutritional and psychological counseling to take into account the reasons why this procedure will be carried out and how their diet will change from now on.
Emphasis should also be placed on certain preoperative procedures to obtain the best efficiency in results:
Generally, the patient can return home 2 days after the intervention and must take painkillers previously prescribed by their specialist. The patient will be put on a diet and little by little solid foods will be introduced into the diet. In addition, it should be monitored by a nutritionist to avoid stretching the remaining stomach and obtain the best results.
It is a weight loss surgery through surgical changes to the stomach and digestive system that limit the amount of food you can eat and nutrients you absorb, causing weight loss.
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