Bariatric Surgery

What is it?

Bariatric surgery seeks to achieve weight loss in patients for medical reasons. It comprehends the surgical procedures performed in patients who suffer from morbid obesity, who have been unsuccessful in combining supervised dieting and regular exercise and who are exposed to medical risks associated with their condition.

Why bariatric surgery?

Bariatric surgery is very often advised for improving the patient’s overall health condition. It is widely performed nowadays by two different types of procedures:

Restrictive procedures are those bariatric procedures that limit the patient’s gastric capacity. This means that the amount of food the patient’s stomach can hold is reduced, which produces very quickly the feeling of fullness. Gastric band and Gastric sleeve are two examples of widely successful restrictive bariatric surgery procedures.

Malabsorptive procedures are those bariatric procedures that reduce the size of the patient’s digestive organs and help food bypass the regular configuration of the patient’s digestive track. This limits the processing of food in both the stomach and the small intestine and thus limits the absorption of calories. Gastric bypass is the most popular malabsorptive bariatric surgery procedure.

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