Weight Loss Surgery
Weight loss surgery to promote weight loss work by restricting food intake and interrupting digestive processes. It is an option for severe obese patients, who have been unsuccessful with other weight loss treatments.
Weight loss surgery is suitable for patients whose body mass index or BMI is 40 or greater (equivalent to about 100 pound over ideal body weight for men or 80 pounds over ideal body weight for women). Surgery may also be an option for people with BMI of 35 or greater who suffer from life-threatening obesity related heath problems such as diabetes and obesity related hearth disease.
Types of Weight Loss Surgery Available:
2 Common types of surgery are:
Gastric Banding
As gastric banding have risk of resulting in major complication which contribute to total failure rate it no longer considered as the procedure of choice for obesity. Gastric bypass is currently the most often performed weight loss surgery.
Before deciding to use weight loss surgery all prospective patients must undergo a through pre-screening medical work-up including psychological profile. Patient must understand the the seriousness of gastric bypass surgery and its risk. They should have tried and failed conservative weight loss approaches before resorting to surgery.
All prospective patients must undergo a through pre-screening medical work-up including a psychological profile. Patients must understand the risk of weight loss surgery and it risk. Patient with history of substance abuse or major psychiatric problems are usually excluded as weight loss surgery candidates.
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