Having something extra is always a good thing, isn’t it? Well, almost everything, except for body weight. From the time of birth until adulthood, it is natural to gain body weight proportionate to the age, gender, growth, and activity. In fact, if an individual stick to adequate physical activities and diet, he or she is never likely to gain excess weight, unless they are suffering from some other underlying medical conditions. Gaining a pound or two after a lazy vacation and some feast season is quite common and it is quite easy to shed it with a strict diet and exercise for a month or two. But sadly, the same trick does not work in case of obesity. Only obesity surgery is the long-term solution for the same.
Obesity is the medical condition characterized by gaining excessive body weight as compared to the age, gender, and requirement of the body. It is measured by many parameters, but the BMI (Body Mass Index) is considered the most widely used parameter for the same. An individual with a BMI higher than 30 is considered obese and should consider a weight reduction surgery to restore their health and fitness. The conditions get worse with time and managing with conventional means become less and less fruitful. Moreover, the presence of extra body weight acts as a breeding ground for several illnesses such as sleep apnea, hypertension, cardiac ailments, osteoarthritis, diabetes type 2, infertility and many more. Weight reduction surgery is the surgical procedure to resolve it for once and for all.
So how does obesity surgery is performed? Well, it is an invasive procedure that involves making either temporary or permanent change in the digestive tract of the obese individual. There are various kinds of obesity surgery procedures that have similar, yet not entirely same technique to attain significant weight loss. There are two principles to achieve the weight loss, namely, the restrictive and malabsorption principles.
The primary procedure requires making an alteration, either temporary and permanent, in which the size of the stomach that stores the food is almost reduced to 15 to 25 percent of its original volume. As a result, the amount of food consumption reduces significantly. Over a short period of time itself, the individual loses noticeable pounds.
The malabsorption principle procedures require making alterations in the small intestine of the obese individual. It often is a permanent procedure, in which a part of the intestine is cut and rerouted to minimize the amount of nutrients that are being absorbed back by the body. It starts to become effective within a short period itself but stays effective for a significantly longer period of time too.
Some of the procedures employ only the restrictive principle, while most of the procedures use a combination of both, to attain maximum weight loss. Thankfully, many excellent bariatric facilities offer effective weight loss procedures for the people dealing with obesity. Of course, it is done only after adequate consultation and evaluating all the aspects of the procedure. If the guidelines are followed closely, the effectiveness of the procedure stays intact for decades, often up to a lifetime.
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