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Bariatric Surgical Procedures
Bariatric surgery, also called weight loss surgery, is a category of surgical operations intended to help people with obesity lose weight. Healthcare providers may recommend bariatric surgery if other weight loss methods have failed and if obesity appears to pose a greater risk to your health than surgery.
Bariatric surgery procedures work by modifying your digestive system — usually your stomach, and sometimes also your small intestine — to regulate how many calories you can consume and absorb. They can also reduce the hunger signals that travel from your digestive system to your brain.
These procedures can help treat and prevent many metabolic diseases related to obesity, including diabetes and fatty liver disease. But weight loss surgery isn’t an easy “quick fix”. It requires preparation beforehand and long-term lifestyle changes afterward to be successful.
Benefits of Bariatric Surgery
- Improvement or complete resolution of various medical problems such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, heartburn and sleep apnea.
- Improvement of fatty liver disease.
- Improvement in heart disease.
- Lower risk of developing various cancers such as liver, colorectal, kidney and urinary tract, esophageal, and lung cancer.
- Increased life span.
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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Stomach reduced to size of walnut and then attached to middle of small intestine, bypassing a section of the small intestine (duodenum and jejunum) and limiting absorption of calories.
Discuss with your surgeon which operation suits you the best based on your medical conditions and anatomy. All operations have their own pros and cons
Sleeve Gastrectomy
Stomach is reduced to a small pouch and attached to the middle of the small intestine and, bypassing majority of the stomach and a portion of small intestine time. This operation functions by reducing appetite, reducing calories absorbed, increasing calorie expenditure of the body.
Discuss with your surgeon which operation suits you the best based on your medical conditions and anatomy. All operations have their own pros and cons
Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal
Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S)
The Single Anastomosis Duodenal-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy, referred to as the SADI-S is one of the most recent procedures endorsed by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. While similar to the BPD-DS, the SADI-S is simpler and takes less time to perform as there is only one surgical bowel connection.
SADI-S has a relatively short operative time, low complication rate, and excellent weight loss outcomes and is the most recently approved procedure for weight loss.
- Excellent impact on
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Metabolic syndrome
- Excellent weight loss
- Better tolerance of NSAIDs