People who are obese, weight loss surgery has become very common for them. In order to overcome obesity, the common weight loss surgical options are gastric bypass surgery and lap band surgery. Eating the right food and performing physical activities daily helps in controlling weight. People who are weighing 100 pounds than their ideal weight, surgery is the best option available for them to lose weight. Before opting for surgery options, one should be patient and try healthy weight loss tips.
Obesity- Weight Loss Surgery
- It is advisable to research about the pros and cons of each and every weight loss surgery. It has been observed that there are complications in bariatric weight loss surgery. If you are opting for bariatric surgery, then you must consult the surgeon about the effectiveness and complications of this surgery.
- Limiting food or altering the digestion process are the main objectives of weight loss surgery.
- Most common weight loss surgery options for obese people are lap band surgery and gastric bypass surgery.
Lap Band Surgery
- In order to limit the size of the stomach, lap band surgery uses an adjustable gastric band. This band is made up of silicone and it is hollow.
- It is placed in the upper portion of the stomach which creates smaller stomach pouch with a narrow opening in the larger pouch.
- In this way, the food particles are emptied which reduces the intestine.
- The band contains saline solution in it. The amount of saline can either be increased or decreased according to the size of the opening.
- This procedure is conducted by laparoscopy. However, there will be no leakage at the stapling site in the lap band surgery. There may be certain complications in this surgery such as frequent vomiting, internal infections, nutritional deficiencies and band slippage.
Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and extensive gastric bypass are the two types of gastric bypass surgery. Both the surgeries involve creation of a small stomach and bypassing a sections of small intestine.
- In order to limit the food intake, these surgeries are done under minimum invasive laparoscopic techniques.
- In roux-en-Y surgery, stapling a major portion of the stomach, a small pouch is created in the stomach. After the surgery, a person feels full even after consuming small amount of food.
- A small intestine is adjusted in the pouch for reducing nutrient assimilation. Lower part of the stomach is removed permanently in the extensive gastric bypass surgery.
- This lower part which in turn gets connected to the final sections of the small intestine.
- Pouch stretching, leakage of stomach contents, infection , bowel obstruction, nutritional deficiencies are some of the complications of gastric bypass surgery.
However, after the weight loss surgery, one has to a maintain healthy diet and exercise regularly in order to maintain weight. Otherwise there are chances of regaining weight even after the surgery.
