Bariatric surgery

The Boons and Banes of Bariatric Surgery “Losing Weight Fast vs. The Inconvenience” The Trends of Bariatric Surgery Obesity has inflicted people due to the rise of high calorie products, which comprise the majority of food that we eat almost every day. This results to the increase of people developing various health problems like diabetes, hypertension, slow metabolism, coronary heart disease, and even cancer. There are more illnesses to mention and all rooted from being obese. Since obesity…

and prospective patients about bariatric surgery. Most of these misconceptions really have no basis and they are often founded on ignorance and falsehood. We are taught to fear and avoid what we cannot understand. And this general lack of knowledge about bariatric surgery hinders a lot of people who would benefit immensely from these weight loss procedures from seeking help. In this article, Bariatric Surgeon, Dr. Nagi Jean Safa aims to demystify bariatric surgery and provide information that…

medications, etc. to combat it. The most significant and life changing is bariatric surgery. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery quote that there was a total of 196,000 operations in 2015, increasing by 17,000 since 2013 (2016). Once a patient and physician come to an agreement that bariatric surgery is a good choice for a patient, there are a number of options to decide from. The first option is gastric bypass surgery, which is known as the gold standard. To begin this…

The ethical dilemma I chose to discuss was about adolescent bariatric surgery. The ethical principle involved is beneficence vs nonmaleficence. The ethical issue involved, is knowing when is it okay to perform bariatric surgery on an adolescent patient. The surgeons have to weigh out the risks vs the benefits. Unfortunately, there is little known about the long term effects of bariatric surgery on teenagers. There could be many complications from noncompliance to malabsorption effects on growth…

Biliopancreatic Diversion), restrictive (eg. Vertical Banded gastrophoplasty and gastric balloons) and hybrid procedures (eg. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass)(Bingham et al 2013). The success in weight loss achieved by bariatric surgery makes it an attractive option for patients with PWS. Bariatric surgeries have been performed in PWS patients but with mixed outcomes (Heymsfield et al 2014). With Gastric Bypass, there is a weight loss of 6.5% after 1 year but only 2 % after 2 years. This is…

There are a few different kinds of bariatric surgeries, or weight loss surgeries. Bariatric surgery is performed by reducing the size of the stomach, either by removing part of it, or using a band. The most well known weight loss surgery is gastric bypass surgery (also known as Roux-en-Y), which is also the most commonly performed weight loss surgery in the world. To qualify for gastric bypass surgery, you must have a body mass index of forty or above; or a body mass index of thirty-five…

top of the stomach. Lap Band surgery is one in which this band is placed dividing the stomach into two parts with the upper part forming a pouch which is connected to the lower part of the stomach through a narrow passage. It's a weight loss surgery but unlike gastric bypass surgery it is temporary whereas gastric bypass surgery is permanent and requires much more of a lifestyle change. You can lose belly fat and other body fat with this procedure. During Lap Band surgery, a bag filled with…

constructed “ideal” body type. This has led to individuals that are categorized as “obese” or “overweight” being subject to a great deal of criticism because they differ from the idealized norms of society (. Bariatric surgery was developed as a means of reducing body weight through surgery, which was intended to reduce the size of the stomach and therefore food consumption (Bacon…

Because of my surgery I have changed physically and emotionally. Before my surgery I was physically uncomfortable because of my weight. I couldn 't do the things I wanted to, or wear certain things because I was uncomfortable and I was miserable everyday. Just by going to school or anywhere in public, especially with a big crowd. I wasn’t treating my body right, like eating unhealthy, drinking sodas. Not working out or even trying to do anything about it. Right before my father died I just…

Bariatric surgery produces substantial durable weight loss and patients who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and adjustable gastric banding (AGB) procedures lose 62% and 47% of excess weight, respectively [1]. Bariatric treatment of obesity also attenuates or resolves comorbidities including diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea in greater than 60% of patients [2]. Despite significant improvement in weight and comorbid conditions, there is growing concern…