Drop Your Weight Through Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric Surgery is performed for the obese people when they fail to lose weight after regular exercise and diet. In this surgery, weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with removal of a stomach portion or through the gastric bands. Restrictive and Malabsorptive procedures involve in bariatric surgery. General anesthesia is given before the surgery.

Restrictive procedure decreases the size of stomach. After this procedure, stomach can only hold one cup of food rather than four cup. Malabsorptive procedure decreases calorie absorption in the small intestine.

Advantages of Bariatric Surgery :

• Long term weight loss
• Recovery from diabetes
• Improvement in cardiovascular risk factors

Gastric Bypass, Gastric Band Surgery, Sleeve Gastrectomy and BPS with DS are the Types of Bariatric Surgery.

Gastric Bypass : Gastric bypass is both restrictive and malabsorptive procedure. For the gastric bypass, surgeon use small staples to make small pouch by cutting the top half of the stomach. And this will serve as new stomach. Lower portion of the stomach does not receive food. Then, small intestine is divided and bottom of it is attached into the new stomach.

Advantages :

• Restricts the amount of food consumed
• Significant weight loss

Sleeve Gastrectomy : Sleeve gastrectomy reduces 15 percent of stomach’s original size by the surgical removal of huge portion of stomach which result in tube like structure.

Advantages :

• Only need to stay in the hospital for 2 days
• Favorable changes in hormones that reduce appetite and suppress hunger

Gastric Band : Inflatable band is tied around the upper portion of the stomach. A small stomach pouch is created above the band.

Advantages :

• Low risk for mineral deficiencies
• No cutting of stomach is needed

(BPS/DS) Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch : Procedure is similar to sleeve gastrectomy. By removing a portion of the stomach, a small tubular stomach pouch is created . After this, a large portion of small intestine is bypassed.

Advantages :

• Most effective against diabetes

Dr Deepak Varma, the prominent Gastro Surgeon offers best Weight Loss Treatment in Kochi.

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Burning Sensation in Stomach, It's Time to Consult A Gastro Surgeon

Are you suffering from stomach problems? Then it’s the time for consulting a Gastroenterologist

A gastroenterologist is a physician who specializes in diseases of the digestive system. 

Gastroenterology is the branch of medical science focused on the digestive system and its disorders. it deals with the diseases of intestines, bile duct, liver and pancreas. Gastroenterology is divided into two medical and surgical. Surgical Gastroenterology is a sub-specialty dealing with the management of diseases related to the human gastrointestinal tract involving the organs namely esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder and biliary tract, small and large intestine, rectum and anus.

Symptoms :

• Abdominal pain and discomfort.
• Constipation and diarrhea.
• Cancer (e.g., colorectal cancer, stomach [gastric] cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer)
• Bleeding in the digestive tract.

Dr Deepak varma is a Senior Gastro surgeon in Cochin, Kerala. He is the most experienced surgeon for the treatment of colorectal cancers.

The areas in which he is specialized are :

• Gastro surgery
• Hernia surgery
• Laparoscopic surgery
• Gall bladder surgery
• Bariatric surgery
• Liver and Spleen surgery
• Stomach surgery
• Pancreatic surgery

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