Weight Loss Surgery in India

There are multiple methods of weight loss surgery. In India the common method that is adopted is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. In this method, the size of the stomach and the small intestine is reduced to a certain extent, which reduced the food consumption. The surgery is one by passing the first part of the small intestine where food calories are absorbed into the body.

Who want weight loss surgery?

If you feel that you’re overweight, take professional help from your doctor and make a sensible decision - regarding if you need weight loss surgery.

If you're palming to get weight loss surgery then it is important to check and consider the following points. In other words, people with these features need weight loss surgery.

People having a body mass index (BMI) 40 pounds or over. This is equivalent to having 100 pound (about 18 kg) excess weight and 80 pounds (about 35 kg) for women.

Obese people with a lower BMI with obesity related illness - type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, etc. People having tried to lose weight by other methods and failed, and course aware of the risks in the surgery.

A note of caution

It is important to note that the success of gastric bypass surgery depends on the habits because of your lifestyle - you need to follow an austere food consumption pattern.

If you maintain the afore mentioned lifestyle, you will get benefits such as weight reduction in the long run, you improve in diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and high cholesterol), you become more mobile with higher stamina. You'll have better mood and overall quality of life and psychologically more happy than ever.

The surgical procedure

The procedure starts with thus: an IV line is placed in your arm. You get fluids and medicines through this line during the surgical procedure. A breathing tube is set into your throat through the mouth. This helps the patient during the surgery. A catheter is also placed in your bladder to remove urine.

Your surgeon would cut open your abdomen with 8 – 10 inch cut will use surgical staples to create a small pouch in the upper portion of the stomach. This will be your new and small stomach.  Following this the surgeon will cut small intestine and join it with the new pouch.

This pouch can hold about one cup of food as against 4 - 6 cups by a normal food. The surgery in the intestine causes food to go from the new stomach to the middle section of the small intestine, thus bypasses the lower stomach and the upper portion of the small intestine.

The upper portion of the small intestine is connected to the middle portion of the small intestine. This will lead fueled made in the lower stomach moves down the upper portion of the small intestine and then into the middle portion. Once the bypass is done, the incisions are close with surgical staples/stitches.

Complications

There are a few possible complications that may occur, which include, deficiency in Vitamin B12, iron and calcium, infection, bleeding, bowel obstruction diarrhea, and complications of anesthesia, The high risk may occur because, smoking,  chronic or recent illness, diabetes, heart or lung dieses and old age.

Why to come to India for weight reduction surgery

When you plan to come to India to undergo weight loss surgery, contact a professional, reliable, experienced medical tourism service provider. They make sure you go back your home happy with your illness cured.

For weight loss surgery you need to stay at hospital for at least three day, or longer depending on your medical condition. Taking the help of professional medical tourism service provider, they help you get the treatment at competitive prices. They have tie-up with world class hospitals in India, globally excellent doctors and infrastructure. Further, security and hygiene are their concern, and they maintain confidentiality of data under HIPPA standards.