Are you unable to lose weight despite prolonged exercising, dieting, or other weight reduction tactics? Bariatric surgery is considered when exercise or diet has not helped reduce weight or being overweight is causing other chronic health conditions. Bariatric surgery involves changes in the stomach, and digestive tract, limiting the food intake and reducing the ability
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Hernia surgery is done to treat symptomatic cases of hernia. A hernia is the movement or displacement of an organ/s from its original location through a hiatus (gap). The incidence of hernia increases with age, but congenital hernia too has a high prevalence in newborns. Though hernias do occur normally and are dormant for a
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Hernias are severe conditions where holes form in the muscle or connective tissues known as fascia. A hernia is a disorder in which soft internal organs and fat tissues inside the body squeeze through these weak muscle holes. These can be very painful and lead to severe difficulties in the future. Hernia surgery treats hernias
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Many organs play important roles in the digestion of our food. The gallbladder is one such organ that is essential for digestion. It is an organ located on the right side of the body underneath the liver. Its primary role is to collect and store bile. Bile is a digestive fluid produced by the liver
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Mesh Hernia Repair is a popular method of treating hernias nowadays. For long-lasting therapy, several physicians in the field of hernia repair advocate the use of meshes. Prior to that, it is critical to have a thorough understanding of what a hernia is and what are the different treatment options along with the different types
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Obesity is a big issue in today’s world because of unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles. A BMI or body mass index of more than 25 places a person in the overweight group, while a BMI or body mass index of more than 30 places a person in the obese category. Obesity not only harms general
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Bariatric surgery, also referred to as “weight-loss surgery,” includes various surgical procedures performed on people dealing with obesity. The reduction is made by resetting and re-routing the small intestine to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery) or by removing a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with a duodenal switch). Bariatric
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According to statistics, close to 300,000 people underwent bariatric surgery in 2020 in the United States alone. With the rise of obesity across the world, more and more people are choosing to undergo gastric sleeve surgery to regain their desired body shape and improved health. However, despite the prevalence of this surgery worldwide, people’s thoughts
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Although Type-2 diabetes is more prevalent, most people either don’t know about Type-1 diabetes or they might face some confusions between type-1 and type-2 diabetes. Both types of diabetes indeed come with a few similarities; however, their risks and management are entirely different. Aside from Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes, there are two other types –
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How often do you feel a constant burning sensation in your chest throughout the day? If the answer is “quite often”, chances are that you are struggling with a condition called Acid Reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Acid reflux, also known as acid regurgitation, is a condition where the stomach contents move up into
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