Bariatrics

Patients lose, on average, about 100 pounds or more in just one year, and they also lower their risk of obesity related diseases like hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.Dr. Paul Shekelle states,”Surgery for obesity, often called bariatric surgery, shrinks the stomach into a small pouch and rearranges the digestive tract so that food enters the small intestine at a later point than usual.” So many young females are obese and yet again look for cosmetic surgery as their answer. Teenage girls have their minds corrupted with body and face perfection.Several women had undergone gastric bypass surgery - one of the most common bariatric surgery procedures. It involves rerouting a part of the small intestine past the stomach in order to reduce…

(Lawley, 2014). 1.4.3 Weight loss surgery Consequently, in both the UK and USA, weight loss surgery, otherwise known as ‘bariatric surgery’ (BS), is offered as another option to pharmacotherapy for patients with a BMI of >40 kg/m2, or for those with a BMI of 35–40 kg/m2 who have other co-morbidities (such as high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes), and whose prognosis could be enhanced by weight loss (Lawley, 2014). Recently, the NICE body in the UK updated its weight loss surgery criteria…

Obesity is increasing in prevalence and is associated with many non-communicable diseases including: stroke, type II diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, coronary heart disease, cancer, and other adverse health states. As prevalence of obesity increases, the popularity of bariatric surgery also rises for treatment in obesity by achieving and managing long-term weight loss while decreasing health risks. (A, p 1-2)(B, p 2)(C, p 2). The most common type of bariatric surgery performed is the…

Bariatric Surgery: A Life Changing Tool for Weight Loss Obesity has become a real health issue in most developed countries. In the USA, obesity cases among children has risen to more than double digits in recent years, and tripled among adolescents. This is attributed to changes in dietary varieties among other factors (Brethaue et. al., 2006, pp. 993-1007). Bariatric surgery is one of the several ways utilized as a remedy to this health hazard (Sewell & Rohrbough, 2008). This method has been…

diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (“Health value of bariatric surgery demonstrated in trials,” 2014). According to the Center of Diseases Control (2016), obesity is classified as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30. The population who is classified above 30 is then subcategorized into moderate obese which is a BMI of 30 to 40 or extremely obese, a BMI greater than 40. In the United States (U.S), healthy eating was not of importance until the rate of obesity began to…

There are two mean reasons that a psychological evaluation is required for a bariatric surgery: 1) It is a requirement put in place by most insurance carrier 's to identify any underlining eating disorders or anything that will hinder the success of the outcome of the surgery.The evaluations are not to eliminate patient 's, but rather to make certain that the patient is in stable mental health and to understand the impact that the surgery will have in their lives. 2) To assure the success of…

What Is Bariatric Surgery? Bariatric surgery is also known as weight loss surgery. It not only helps a person lose weight, but it can also reduce the risk of serious medical complications. Bariatric surgery can work in two ways, restriction and malabsorption. Restriction involves surgically reducing the size of the stomach so that it holds less food. Malabsorption involves bypassing, or shortening, the small intestine so that the amount of nutrients and calories absorbed by the body is reduced.…

Bariatric, or weight loss surgery includes several procedures that are performed on people who have a problem with obesity. Following bariatric surgery, a person will lose weight due by decreasing the size of the stomach. Reducing the size of the stomach can be done using several different methods. Weight is lost following bariatric surgery because of the changes that are made to your digestive system. The surgery will help you limit the amount of food you can eat and the absorption of…

persist into adulthood in nearly 100% of these extremely obese individuals” (“Bariatric Surgery in Adolescence is this the Best age to Operate”). Once obese children meet the criteria of weight loss-surgery which are to…

Introduction: Sleeve gastrectomy(SG) as a bariatric procedure was introduced by Marceau, where-in he modified Scopinaro’s bilio-pancreatic division by adding a longitudinal gastric resection. [1] Although initially introduced as a first-stage procedure, Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy(LSG) has gained popularity as a primary restrictive bariatric procedure. The ASMBS,in it’s updated position statement on sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as a bariatric procedure, recognises SG as an acceptable primary…