With the increase in the obesity rate during the last 10 years and reaching a rate of 13% of the world’s population, people began to realize what are the implications of it and what its impact on the health of the body, and they are looking for treatments to get rid of obesity through slimming products or through weight loss surgery or through several Methods.
Among all these methods, Weight loss surgery, also known as gastric bypass surgery or bariatric surgery, is the most effective way to lose excess weight. Weight loss surgery is performed when diet and exercise do not work or if you have serious health problems due to your excess weight.
Although bariatric surgery can offer many advantages, However, all forms of bariatric surgery are major surgical procedures that can carry significant risks and side effects. One of them is that you will need to make permanent healthy changes to your diet and exercise regularly to help ensure the long-term success of bariatric surgery.
Weight loss surgery details
The operation is done by changing the anatomy of the digestive system, And it is either by reducing the size of the stomach. which reduces the feeling of hunger, The surgery is performed using laparoscopic or minimally invasive robotic surgery. This makes the surgery easier and faster to recover from.
Bariatric surgery in Poland works to get rid of excess weight for the longest possible period. For example, studies have shown that there are many benefits of surgery, including: Treating high blood pressure, treating diabetes, and reducing obesity mortality from 40% to 23%. Allows patients suffering from obesity the opportunity to lead a healthy life away from the
Types of weight loss operations performed in our hospital:
Sleeve gastrectomy (GS):
It is a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy that is performed by removing about 80% of the stomach volume. Leaving a part of it resembling a tube and the size and shape of a banana.
Reducing the size of the stomach limits the amount of food a person can eat. in addition to, The procedure causes hormonal changes that help in weight loss. These same hormonal changes can also help reduce dark circles associated with being overweight. Such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB):
Also known as Y-bypass, it is one of the most common weight loss surgeries. It is done by making a small pocket from the stomach and connecting it directly to the small intestine. After gastric bypass, all the swallowed food will move to the small pouch of the stomach and then directly to the small intestine.
Gastric bypass surgery is one of the most common types of bariatric surgery. Gastric bypass surgery is done when diet and exercise don’t help. Or when you have serious health problems due to being overweight.
Laparoscopic mini gastric bypass (OAGB):
It is a combination of gastric bypass and gastric bypass. It is done by dividing the upper part of the stomach into an elongated gastric tube and connecting it directly to a loop of the small intestine and bypassing the rest of the stomach so that it is left for the production of digestive juices.
The upper part of the small intestine is called the duodenum. It is the small stomach tube that limits the amount of food intake and bypassing it leads to a decrease in absorption.
stomach balloon:
It is by placing a silicone balloon filled with saline solution in the stomach. The function of this balloon is to press down on the stomach walls. Until it gives a feeling that the stomach is full and thus reduce the amount of food consumed