Weight Loss Surgeries
Nowadays there are available several bariatric procedures able to help morbidly obese people. A person's BMI (Body Mass Index) shows clearly if that certain someone is a candidate for these kinds of procedures or not. In order to have weight loss surgery a patient must have a BMI or 40 or greater. This number can be a little lower (around 35) only if the patient suffers from severe obesity related medical conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, infertility (PCOS), respiratory disorders, heart-conditions, high-cholesterol, joint pain etc.
The surgical weight loss procedures available in Los Angeles area are as follows: the gastric bypass procedure or Roux-en-Y surgery, gastric imbrication or gastric plication, gastric sleeve or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, the Lap-Band procedure or the adjustable gastric banding and follow up procedures as well such as the ROSE (Restorative obesity Surgery, Endoluminal) procedure and the Band Over Bypass.
Let us share some information about these surgical weight loss procedures so you can get a tiny bit familiar with them.
The gastric bypass or Roux-en-Y is a procedure, during which the stomach is divided in two parts, the upper part is smaller and this part after the lower part of the small intestine will be attached to it will become the "new" stomach and the larger part this way will be bypassed.
The gastric sleeve (vertical sleeve gastrectomy) involves removing a big part of the stomach, which makes this procedure a non-reversible one unlike the gastric imbrication where no tissue is removed but the stomach is folded and stitched in order to restrict the amount of the food intake.
The popular Lap-Band procedure involves an adjustable silicone band going around the stomach's upper part restricting it, creating a small pouch. This way the food intake is controlled.
The ROSE and the Band Over Bypass are procedures needed when after the initial weight loss surgery the patient regained considerable weight. The ROSE (standing for Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endoluminal) restores the restriction of the stomach with circumferential tissue folds. The Band Over Bypass is similar to the Lap-Band procedure, the band here goes around the stomach after an initial bariatric surgery.
Bariatric surgery is done with the help of a laparoscope, only a few small incisions are needed; the surgery itself rarely takes longer than an hour and the recovery time after surgery is minimal. Moreover, the major complication risk is low at these kinds of surgeries.
The surgical weight loss procedures available in Los Angeles area are as follows: the gastric bypass procedure or Roux-en-Y surgery, gastric imbrication or gastric plication, gastric sleeve or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, the Lap-Band procedure or the adjustable gastric banding and follow up procedures as well such as the ROSE (Restorative obesity Surgery, Endoluminal) procedure and the Band Over Bypass.
Let us share some information about these surgical weight loss procedures so you can get a tiny bit familiar with them.
The gastric bypass or Roux-en-Y is a procedure, during which the stomach is divided in two parts, the upper part is smaller and this part after the lower part of the small intestine will be attached to it will become the "new" stomach and the larger part this way will be bypassed.
The gastric sleeve (vertical sleeve gastrectomy) involves removing a big part of the stomach, which makes this procedure a non-reversible one unlike the gastric imbrication where no tissue is removed but the stomach is folded and stitched in order to restrict the amount of the food intake.
The popular Lap-Band procedure involves an adjustable silicone band going around the stomach's upper part restricting it, creating a small pouch. This way the food intake is controlled.
The ROSE and the Band Over Bypass are procedures needed when after the initial weight loss surgery the patient regained considerable weight. The ROSE (standing for Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endoluminal) restores the restriction of the stomach with circumferential tissue folds. The Band Over Bypass is similar to the Lap-Band procedure, the band here goes around the stomach after an initial bariatric surgery.
Bariatric surgery is done with the help of a laparoscope, only a few small incisions are needed; the surgery itself rarely takes longer than an hour and the recovery time after surgery is minimal. Moreover, the major complication risk is low at these kinds of surgeries.
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