What Is Bariatric Surgery
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WHAT IS Bariatric Surgery ?
Bariatric Surgery, or weight loss surgery, is the most scientific way of losing a significant amount of weight. An expanding waistline comes with multiple diseases, and losing weight helps you get rid of all these illnesses.
If you are someone for whom non-surgical procedures have failed to provide sustained weight loss, you can be evaluated for, and if appropriate, undergo lifesaving weight loss surgery. This surgery is known as Bariatric Surgery (also known as metabolic surgery).
Bariatric surgery is a major operation, and if you’re considering it, you must make a serious, lifelong commitment to lifestyle changes.
Our program follows the WHO guidelines for Asian patients for selection. These guidelines have also been endorsed by the Ministry of Health, Government of India. If you have a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 37.5 kg/m2 or more, or a BMI of 32 kg/m2 or more with illness related to excess weight, and have not been able to sustain weight loss through diet and exercise, you probably are a candidate for weight-loss surgery.
If you do not meet these guidelines, or we find that you are not eligible for surgery for health reasons, don’t despair. Through our intensive non-surgical weight management program, we can help you lose weight by helping you change your eating habits, modify your behaviour and increase your physical activity.
Bariatric Surgery is done by minimally invasive methods – Laparoscopically or Robotically. This means, there will be 4 or 5 small cuts on your tummy, and no large ugly looking scars. In some cases, there may be only 1 scar inside your belly button (SILS).
Recovery is rapid, and patients can return to work within a week.
Bariatric Surgery is not a quick fix weight loss treatment. This is not a cosmetic procedure, because this surgery is done for your health and not for your looks. It helps you lose weight naturally over a period of 8 – 10 months.
