Surgery to Combat Obesity
Surgery to reduce weight when obese is increasingly common. However, most doctors recommend it only when it has sought to reduce weight through other treatments and still have not achieved good results.
These operations are also known by the name of bariatric surgery. Their function is not aesthetic but are surgeries that are performed when excess weight becomes a problem of health. For this reason, it is not recommended for people who are just overweight, but rather are made only in those who have already reached the degree of obesity.
There are three types of surgery:
* restrictive surgery, in which what is done is to reduce the size or capacity of the stomach
* malabsorption or derivative, this type of surgery changes the way food is absorbed.
* Mixed, ie combining the two previous alternatives.
Some of these surgeries to combat obesity may have a temporary effect. Most of these surgeries allow the possibility of the patient to learn and get used to eating a healthier way. For example, a person with an intragastric balloon, after removing it, you've learned to eat less and only at times when he is hungry. However, we must be clear that the surgeries are not miraculous, and although most offer as a result a great reduction in weight, it is necessary to accompany the operation with a change in the habits of the person and especially their eating habits.
Surgery to reduce weight when obese is increasingly common. However, most doctors recommend it only when it has sought to reduce weight through other treatments and still have not achieved good results.
These operations are also known by the name of bariatric surgery. Their function is not aesthetic but are surgeries that are performed when excess weight becomes a problem of health. For this reason, it is not recommended for people who are just overweight, but rather are made only in those who have already reached the degree of obesity.
There are three types of surgery:
* restrictive surgery, in which what is done is to reduce the size or capacity of the stomach
* malabsorption or derivative, this type of surgery changes the way food is absorbed.
* Mixed, ie combining the two previous alternatives.
Some of these surgeries to combat obesity may have a temporary effect. Most of these surgeries allow the possibility of the patient to learn and get used to eating a healthier way. For example, a person with an intragastric balloon, after removing it, you've learned to eat less and only at times when he is hungry. However, we must be clear that the surgeries are not miraculous, and although most offer as a result a great reduction in weight, it is necessary to accompany the operation with a change in the habits of the person and especially their eating habits.
0 comments:
Post a Comment