Bariatric surgery procedures can result in 100 to 200 pounds or more lost.
Bariatric surgery procedures should only be pursued if all else has failed and your health is in danger. If you're here then things must be pretty serious. So lets get to it...Bariatric surgery is a general term for several different procedures. These surgeries follow one of three approaches: 1. Restrictive (limits food intake) 2. Malabsorptive (limits absorption of calories and nutrients) 3. A combination of the two.During bariatric surgery procedures, the stomach is closed off, leaving only a small pouch about the size of a thumb for food. As a result, patients feel full on fewer calories. However, the most common bariatric surgery procedures are gastric bypass surgery (accounting for 90% of gastric bypass surgeries). This procedure takes things much further using a combination of restriction and malabsorption. Surgeons not only shrink the stomach, but also reroute the small intestine as well to stop the digestive process. The result is a decrease in the number of calories absorbed. So in the end, patients eat less and absorb fewer calories. Sound like something you’re interested in? You might want to consider the price first. The procedure goes for around $25,000.00. Besides, gastric reduction surgery is not an easy option for obesity sufferers. It is a drastic step, and carries the usual pain and risks of any major gastrointestinal surgical operation. Plus all types of gastrointestinal obesity surgery compel patients to change their eating habits radically, overeating after the surgery can result in severe complications. And after surgery procedures are performed, patients remain at a lifelong risk of nutritional deficiencies. But, as I said, many patients who undergo bariatric gastrointestinal surgery lose more than 100 pounds in weight and others as much as 200 pounds or more. However, in order to maintain this type of weight reduction, patients must follow carefully the post-operative guidelines relating to diet and exercise. At the end of the day, you just have to decide with your doctor what is more risky to your health, you’re obesity or the surgery. Smiles…Gigi
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