Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Understanding The Lap-Band And Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

By Arthur Young


Excess belly fat doesn't just interfere with fitting into your favorite pair of jeans it may wreak havoc on your physical health and damage your mental state of mind. Being dangerously overweight or morbid obesity dramatically increases your risk for various diseases like diabetes mellitus type 2, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and most notably, heart disease. The Lap-Band and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy offers the relief that the obese people desperately require.

This procedure reduces the amount of food that the stomach can hold. It has also been found to reduce the amount of a specific hormone, ghrelin, which is produced in the stomach. This hormone is what triggers hunger and with smaller amounts being produced the individual has a reduced appetite. The final result of this procedure allows food to pass through smoothly even with a smaller stomach.

Research has now found that obese patients that go through this procedure are able to keep the excess weight off for longer. The study found that patients lost 57.4% of excessive BMI (Body Mass Index) over a period of 5 years.

Most of those who have tried safer and less costly procedures which are typically non-surgical methods with no much success, and the weight loss surgery comes out as the only option. The gastric sleeve surgery is performed laparoscopically. This involves making small size incisions that cuts away part of the stomach. It is performed by a bariatric surgeon who is an expert in the field. He does this by inserting a small camera also known as the laparoscope through one of the small holes and several tiny instruments to cut away the part of the stomach. This telescope transmits a magnifying image of the patient's abdomen and surrounding areas onto a television monitor, helps surgeons see the whole operation on a screen.

The surgery procedure involves utilization of harmless gas, small sized instruments as well as a camera. Several small incisions known as laparoscopically are made in the belly. The purpose of this surgery is to limit the amount of food you can eat, without altering the absorption of vitamins and minerals. With the smaller stomach, a person feels comfortably full sooner after ingesting a smaller amount of food.

Gastric Sleeve patients will enjoy better health over a longer period of time. All the conditions they were struggling with as a result of being obese become easier to manage. Following your doctor's advice before and after the procedure will keep you healthy and help you reach your new life objective. Fortunately, these obesity treatments are available at fairly less prices in some other parts of world. In India and Thailand, for instance, medical tourists can avail the best quality obesity treatments at a fraction of the cost in their homelands.

The biggest downside is that gastric sleeve is irreversible. Since the cut-away portion of the stomach is removed from the body, the stomach reduction is permanent. The leak may occur at the site of stapling. Stomach pouch may stretch out after a while, which can cause you to regain the lost weight. With the small stomach tube, you may feel uncomfortable and vomit in case you overeat or consume improperly chewed food.

However, there are huge fluctuations in the cost of obesity treatments and surgeries in these countries too, depending on the surgery type, the country you opt to get the procedure done, and of course, the surgeon's expertise.




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