Get to know Bariatric Surgery
If you are ready to change your life, you are ready for Bariatric Surgery!
Bariatric Surgery is considered the best cure for obesity. However, Bariatric Surgery, in fact, is a tool to help you to achieve your weight loss goals.. This kind of surgical procedure is not a magic bullet, they are the start of your weight loss journey.
Bariatric Surgery’s main objective is to produce weight loss through the following ways depending on the kind of bariatric procedure you choose:
- Restriction
- Malabsorption
- Combination
How does weight loss success happen?
Weight loss success happens when you as a bariatric patient decide to adopt a lifestyle modification and your body obviously, will adapt to the impact of restriction of the food you eat and or malabsorption of that food.
Bariatric Procedures such as Gastric Sleeve Surgery are considered restrictive because it helps you lose weight by limiting the amount of food you eat by reducing the capacity of the stomach making you feel fuller quicker. So, it will restrict the amount of food you consume as your stomach will be 50 to 70 % smaller than before.
On the other hand, bariatric surgeries such as Gastric Bypass or Mini Bypass are considered malabsorptive procedures because they will allow the food to bypass your body by way of processing the food eaten in the small intestine, knowing this process as malabsorption.
Types of Bariatric surgery
Vertical Gastric Sleeve
Consist in the reduction of the stomach to around a quarter of its original size. See More...
Gastric Bypass Surgery
Creates a smaller stomach pouch and bypassing a section of the small intestines. See More...
Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery
This procedure carries a lower percentage of complication risk. See More...
Intragastric Ballon
A balloon is inserted through the patient’s mouth and down the esophagus to the stomach. See More...
Duodenal Switch
A very effective form of bariatric surgery which is ag great option for super obese patients. See More...
Revision Weight Loss Surgery
Fix any complication of a previous bariatric surgery. See More...
What is it important to know before undergoing bariatric surgery?
Before you decide to undergo any type of Bariatric surgery, is important to focus on your main goal of achieving a better and healthier life with a normal BMI after the surgery. However, if you are not committed to real-life changes, you won’t have success at all. It will be just a matter of time before you will have the weight loss back.
Obesity is a complex disease that brings life-affecting co-morbidities. Being obese is not just having extra weight, it carries more complications than only medical problems. It causes physical limitations, physiological issues, and social stigmas that can make your life miserable. Even though, Bariatric Surgery is an important decision to make. Educating you about it, knowing all that you need to know, understanding the pros and cons; learning about bariatric surgery benefits and its risks, etc. would be the very first step to long-term weight loss success.
Bariatric Surgery requires hard work and dedication. Bariatric surgery will be your begging and will guide you through your weight loss journey asking for responsibility and commitment to a nutritious eating plan, exercise program, and healthy life habits according to your surgeons’ recommendations and instructions.
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If you are ready for Bariatric Surgery, be sure you have chosen an excellent tool to achieve your weight loss goals and most importantly, to get a healthier and better life!
