Obesity Surgery in India Obesity Surgery: Obesity today ranks as a significant health challenge and studies show obesity to be a major cause of preventable mortality. Obesity, perhaps in the next 25 years will become the biggest financial drain on one’s family and country along with other associated life style disorders like Diabetes and Hypertension to name a few. Obesity refers to a spectrum of problems of excess weight ranging from being mildly overweight to being morbidly obese. Patients with morbid obesity do not tend to respond to medical means of weight loss. What is Obesity? Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality.
What Causes Obesity? The etiology of obesity is multifactorial. Over eating is the primary cause, but – psychological problems, hormonal imbalance, eating disorders, lack of proper directions in diet could all play a part. Likewise, the treatment options for obesity are varied – including diet and exercise, body contouring surgery, bariatric surgery, psychological counseling, endocrine management, etc. The most common causes for obesity include
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Lack of activity Overeating/ Unhealthy eating habits Hormonal problems like Cushing’s syndrome and PCOS Genetic reasons/ Familial obesity Poor lifestyle.
What is Obesity Surgery? Obesity surgery includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted medical device (gastric banding) or through removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery). Long-term studies show the procedures cause significant long-term loss of weight, recovery from diabetes, improvement in cardiovascular risk factors, and a reduction in mortality of 23% from 40%.