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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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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What is a Hernia? A hernia is a gap or weakness in the muscles of the abdominal wall. Due to this the inside fat, organs, intestines etc can bulge out on straining. What are the common sites of Hernia? There are several sites of hernia formation the common ones being the groins (inguinal or femoral
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Bariatric Surgery is a surgical procedure that helps losing weight by making changes to your digestive system. Bariatric surgery is an option if you have severe obesity and have not been able to lose weight. Bariatric surgery also prevents from gaining back any weight you lost using other methods such as lifestyle treatment or medications.
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With rising metabolic problems, it’s becoming more challenging to manage them with only food habits and lifestyle changes. The new solution is a surgery that gives immediate results at a cost. That’s a metabolic surgery which includes a variety of surgical methods performed for controlling metabolic issues. However, it’s different from bariatric surgery in specific
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Bariatric surgery typically helps patients who are more than about 25 Kg above their ideal body weight for their height. Especially if they have other metabolic problems such as Diabetes, surgery will be very beneficial as surgery will help treat those also. There are certain guidelines for patients who are reasonable candidates to undergo this
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