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Surgery is the last option for chronic conditions of severe obesity. There are a number of surgical options available to treat the problem of obesity. The weight loss surgery promotes weight loss by decreasing food intake and by causing the poor digestion of food thereby making the fewer calories absorption.
There are different surgical options for the individuals looking to control the weight by with surgery.
Restriction Surgery
This is the most widely used surgical option. It restricts the food intake by creating a small pocket on the top of the stomach. The pocket can hold small amount of food and the lower outlet is made of small diameter that causes the feeling of fullness in the individual.
This is quite effective as more than 30 percent of the individual going for the restrictive surgery were able to gain the normal weight. Some incidences of post weight gain are common with the surgery.
Laparoscopic banding of the gastric:
This procedure is conducted to implant a silicon band in the abdomen of the patient. The band is fixed firmly just like a wrist watch in order to create a tiny pouch to control and limit the consumption of the food. The outlet is made smaller in order to slow the process of emptying the food in the stomach.
Vertical banded gastroplasty:
This is the procedure in which the surgeon creates the small pouch with a plastic band and the staples. This is a quick procedure as compared to the other but it is ingot so beneficial for a longer period.
Gastric bypass operations:
The procedure of the gastric bypass is conducted by creating a small pouch to restrict the food intake and at the same time a bypass is constructed to the duodenum and other segments of the small intestine to cause bypass of the excessive food. There are two types of gastric bypass operations roux-en-Y gastric bypass and extensive gastric bypass.
Benefits and risks:
The weight loss surgery has provided immediate results to most of the patients. But it is a serious operation that must be used as a last option. There are a number of potential risks associated with the surgery it is better to make a good evolution of the patient to know whether he is fit enough to undergo such a surgical treatment. The most common side effects of the surgery are vomiting and dumping syndrome. The development of gallstone is another common problem with the surgery. It can cause nutritional deficiency, anemia and diarrhea.
In spite of these potential risks the surgery can be life giving to the patients. It is to be used in the extensive cases of obesity that causes other chronic health problems.