Obesity Surgical Treatment

Obesity Treatment

Do you know the rate of obesity patients are increasing day by day in United States. The number of obesity patients are getting doubled and tripled year by year. Statistical report shows that the death rate for obese people is getting higher. So what is the solution for obesity treatment, how can we manage obesity?

Before learning more on obesity treatment one should know

What does obesity mean?

When can we say he/she is suffering from obesity?

What are the causes of obesity?

What are the types of obesity?

Obesity

Obesity is defined as excess total body fat which results from more calorie intake that exceeds energy usage and is considered as a serious disease which may require proper treatment.

Obese Patients:
One can get to know that he/she is obese with Body Mass Index value (Body Mass Index helps to measure body fat based on height and weight). You can check your BMI value using a BMI calculator

Obesity causes:
Though there are more causes for obesity the main causes are eating habits and your inherited genes.

Obesity treatment:How can obesity be treated? Obesity can be treated with self care at early stages. Medications or surgery may be required during extreme stages. The treatment you may require depends on health risks for other diseases and the causes for your obesity.

Self care:
Obesity patients can follow proper diet to reduce their calories (consultation with diet physician is required). Regular exercise can result in weight loss. Drug treatment can be done for patients having BMI value between 27 and 30.

Obesity treatment for extreme stages - Obesity weight loss surgery is considered as the last resort to treat morbid obesity and super obesity.

There are more surgical options available.

Biliopancreatic diversion
In this surgery weight loss is achieved by reducing the absorption of fat. 2/3 rd of the stomach is removed and remaining small stomach pouch is connected to the final segment of the small intestine which reduces fat absorption. This procedure changes the normal process of digestion. Since this procedure is little complex weight loss surgery only experienced bariatric weight loss surgeons perform Biliopancreatic diversion surgery

Tube Gastrectomy
Tube gastrectomy also called as sleeve gasterctomy is an irreversible weight loss surgery in which lateral 2/3rds of the stomach is removed using a stapling device leaving a stomach tube instead of stomach sack. This surgery is also called as stomach stapling surgery. This obesity surgery can be done with laparoscopic methods

Roux En Y Gastric bypass
In this procedure a small stomach pouch is created (which reduces food intake) and is connected with the Y shaped tube of the small intestine (bypassing the duodenum and jejunum). This bypass is done to reduce the calorie intake

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
Lap band surgery is known for its minimally invasive approach and is the onlly reversible weight loss surgery. In this obesity surgery a hollow band is placed around the upper end of the stomach which creates a small pouch and a narrow passage. This band is inflated with a salt solution and is adjustable (can be tightened or loosened based on the need).

Other than these surgeries there is a non-surgical which is widely accepted by obesity patients Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon