Bariatric Surgery

What Is Bariatric Surgery ?

Bariatric surgery, refers to the operations designed to reduce weight (bariatric come from the Greek meaning pressure or weight). Operations could limit the quantity you’re able to eat (restrictive operations like the gastric band sleeve gastrectomy) or both limit the quantity you can eat and reduce the amount you’ll absorb (gastric bypass, mini gastric bypass or duodenal switch). The term doesn’t include procedures for surgical removal of body fat like liposuction or abdominoplasty.

Why is Bariatric Surgery Performed?

There are several advantages to health with weight loss, significantly after obesity surgery. Scientific research prove that fatness surgery will reduce health issues considerably, as shown in the table below:

One study, conducted in Kingdom of Sweden, demonstrated quite clearly the differences in health between a group of fat patients who underwent surgery and people that didn’t.