One From These Types of Weight Loss Surgery Could Be Right for You

If you and your trusted surgeon have decided that weight loss procedure is right for you, you have several options to choose from. One of these is restrictive surgery in which a surgeon utilises various techniques to lessen the size of your stomach. You will begin to notice that you feel fuller faster, eat less and lose weight after the surgery. Your surgeon will make changes to your stomach or small intestine, or both. The following are four most common methods that surgeons usually use when performing weight reduction surgery in Orlando, Fl.

Gastric Bypass: The gastric bypass surgery is also known as "Roux-en-Y" gastric bypass, or RYGB. In this type of practice, the surgeon leaves a very tiny part of the stomach called pouch. Since the pouch becomes smaller, it can only hold a small amount of food and the tendency is that you eat less.
The food you eat bypasses the rest of the stomach. It goes straight from the pouch to the small intestine. The gastric bypass surgery is typically performed through several small incisions with a camera so the surgeon will be able to view what is inside. The practice is called laparoscopy procedure. For some cases, surgeons opt to perform mini-gastric bypass. It is a similar procedure that is also being done through a laparoscope.

 

 Adjustable Gastric Band: In this procedure, the surgeon puts a small band around the top of your stomach. The band has a small balloon inside to control how tight the band should be. The band is intended to limit the amount of food that goes into your stomach. Just like gastric bypass surgery, adjustable gastric band is also being performed using a laparoscope.

Gastric Sleeve: Gastric sleeve eliminates most of the stomach and leaves a narrow section of the upper part of it. One of the best benefits of this procedure is that it curbs hunger hormone called ghrelin.

 Duodenal Switch: This type of weigh loss procedure is more complicated when compared to the others. It eliminates most of the stomach and utilises a gastric sleeve to bypass most of the small intestine. Duodenal switch limits the amount of food that the stomach can hold. Patients are advised to be very picky with the kinds of food they eat. Some patients do not absorb enough nutrients from food, thus taking in multivitamins is recommended.
Some patients experience vomiting, bloating, diarrhea, excessive sweating, increased gas, nausea and dizziness after weight loss surgery. Bleeding, infection, leaks from the places where your stitches are, and blood clots in the legs are some of more serious side effects of undergoing weight loss procedures.
Ideal candidates for weight loss surgery are obese adults, particularly those with weight-related condition, such as type 2 diabetes. Teenagers may also undergo weight loss procedures as long as they are extremely obese, with a body mass index or BMI of at least 35, and with obesity-related condition.