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Bariatric Surgery / Metabolic
The Department of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery at Amcare Hospital, Zirakpur helps to improve or resolve obesity-related diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, sleep apnea, GERD, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and joint problems, specializing in laparoscopy and advancements in surgical techniques. Our team consists highly skilled professionals, delivering best weight loss treatment in Chandigarh and Zirakpur region. We have an extremely wide portfolio in this field of medicine and our team of doctors performs all kinds of abdominal surgeries laparoscopically which are otherwise done using open surgery.
Bariatric/obesity/weight loss surgery is a treatment option for patients suffering from morbid obesity. It is considered to be one of the most effective methods for weight loss and long-term weight maintenance. Moreover, this weight loss surgery causes significant improvement in obesity-related comorbid conditions like Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, joint pain, sleeping disorders like sleep apnea, heart diseases, infertility issues and more.
Bariatric surgery is performed using the Laparoscopic technique (Keyhole surgery – minimally invasive), and most of the patients are walking around on the same day of the surgery.
What Are the Different Types of Bariatric Surgery?
Bariatric surgery or weight loss surgery is a surgical procedure that helps in reduction of fat through altering the digestive system. There are different types of bariatric surgeries, types of bariatric surgery include:
Gastric bypass Surgery
This surgical procedure makes alterations to the digestive system in order to reduce the food intake and nutrient absorption. This procedure involves, creating a small stomach pouch and re-routing the intestines.
This results in significant long term weight loss. It is a type of bariatric surgery that helps people with obesity to lose weight.
Advantages
Significant weight loss
Decreases Risk Of Complications Such As Heart Disease
Disadvantages
Permanent procedure
Nutrient deficiencies
Sleeve Gastrectomy
This procedure helps in taking away 80 percent of the belly, leaving behind a small sleeve-like compartment. It helps to manage food intake and blocks ghrelin, the hunger hormone.
Advantages
Less complicated than gastric bypass
No re-routing of intestines
Faster recovery time
Disadvantages
Irreversible
Risk of subsequent Vitamin Deficiencies
Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band) conversely
An adjustable gastric band is placed around the upper part of stomach to form a small pouch that makes you feel full soon. A port, which gives the Lap-Band surgeon access to a narrow tube that wraps around your stomach is placed beneath the skin.
Advantages
Adjustable and reversible
Shorter hospital stay
Intestines remain in place without any cutting or rerouting.
Disadvantages
Slower weight loss against the other interventions
Band slippage or erosion risk
Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD/DS)
It’s a very extensive surgery that involves removing much of the stomach, and bypassing up to 90% of the small intestines.
Advantages
High potential for weight loss
Best For Patients with severe obesity, metabolic disorders
Disadvantages
High risk of nutritional deficiencies
Longer recovery period
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Increase in requests for medical attention to adult people during last year
43.5M
caregivers have provided care to an adult in the last 12 months
Hospital Stay
3-5 Days
Full Recovery
2-3 Weeks
Diet & Activity
Slow Transition Back To Normal
Treatments & Conditions
- Gastric bypass
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Mini gastric bypass
- Gastric bands