Towards a healthier life: A foolproof way to shed those extra kilos
8 years, 11 months ago

Towards a healthier life: A foolproof way to shed those extra kilos

Hindustan Times  

Reena Tiwari, a 32-year-old housewife from Mumbai lost 30 kgs after undergoing bariatric surgery five years ago. Read: Size matters: When weight loss surgery is a necessity Better quality of life Bariatric or metabolic surgery is a laparoscopic operation that checks obesity and related complications by cutting 50-70% of excess body weight. Not just a weight-loss surgery Bariatric surgery not just cures medical issues related to obesity; it helps a host of other issues – it ensures complete remission of type 2 diabetes, improves satiety, cures obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, treats vision impairment, high cholesterol, coronary heart disease, pain in joints, cystic ovaries and infertility in women. A relatively low risk procedure “Though it involves all the risks of a surgery, the probability of any serious risk ranges between 0.1% to 0.3%,” says Dr Rao, adding, “We operate on high-risk patients. The probability of an operation failing is just 5%.” Dr AK Kriplani, head bariatric surgeon of Gurgaon’s Fortis Memorial Institute, attributes the reduced risk to growing experience from an increase in the surgeries performed.

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Jayeshkumar Jani's Life Transformed Through Bariatric Surgery: A Journey to a Healthier Future
5 months, 1 week ago

Jayeshkumar Jani's Life Transformed Through Bariatric Surgery: A Journey to a Healthier Future

ABP News  

Jayeshkumar Jani, 61, successfully reclaims his life through bariatric surgery at NObesity Bariatric Surgery Centre. After facing overwhelming health challenges due to severe obesity, he underwent Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and experienced a dramatic weight loss, diabetes improvement, and significant improvements in heart health and respiratory conditions. His story underscores the life-changing potential of bariatric surgery for individuals battling obesity-related health …

Understanding surgery for weight loss: Who is bariatric surgery really for?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Understanding surgery for weight loss: Who is bariatric surgery really for?

Hindustan Times  

Twenty three year old Manish, with a strong family history of obesity, started suffering very early in life and got into a vicious circle of weight, poor self-esteem and depression with comfort eating and progressive weight gain. Understanding surgery for weight loss: Who is bariatric surgery really for? Later, on clinical advice, he underwent bariatric surgery and lost 15 kg …

Victoria Hospital’s free bariatric surgery gets lukewarm response in Bengaluru
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Victoria Hospital’s free bariatric surgery gets lukewarm response in Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The free bariatric surgery offered by Victoria Hospital saw hardly any takers. The treatment for obesity through bariatric surgery ranges between Rs 15 and 20 lakh at private institutions while Victoria offers it for free for BPL cardholders but charges a flat Rs 15,000 for others. The techniques, which vary as per a patient’s needs, and the instruments used, …

New 90-minute weight loss procedure deemed ‘safe’ for NHS use
1 year, 6 months ago

New 90-minute weight loss procedure deemed ‘safe’ for NHS use

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 90-minute procedure that reduces the size the stomach without …

Dutch hospitals start gastric reduction surgery for obese teens as young as 13
2 years ago

Dutch hospitals start gastric reduction surgery for obese teens as young as 13

NL Times  

Hospitals in Veldhoven and Maastricht recently started a study in which certain obese Dutch teenagers between 13 and 17 can undergo stomach reduction surgery. Stomach reduction surgery requires life-long changes to the patient’s lifestyle, including daily vitamin supplements and not being allowed to drink any liquids within half an hour of consuming food. And then there are intensive talks with …

World Anti-Obesity Day: Bariatric surgery advisable for ‘super fat’ people, say docs
2 years, 4 months ago

World Anti-Obesity Day: Bariatric surgery advisable for ‘super fat’ people, say docs

Hindustan Times  

Getting rid of that extra weight or obesity, which is the cause of several other ailments isn’t tough, but it is advisable to avoid being obese in the first place, said doctors at the World Anti-Obesity Day event organised at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday. ) For a patient who needs surgery to get rid …

Bariatric surgery might be more impactful than lifestyle for type 2 diabetes remission: Study
2 years, 6 months ago

Bariatric surgery might be more impactful than lifestyle for type 2 diabetes remission: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to research, through bariatric surgery, type 2 diabetes can be cured more quickly and with longer-lasting effects than with medications and lifestyle modifications. Bariatric surgery more impactful than lifestyle for type 2 diabetes remission A new study from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, published in the journal Diabetes Care, assessed 316 patients with type 2 diabetes to determine the effectiveness …

Shortcut to ‘good looks’ not advisable, say doctors
2 years, 10 months ago

Shortcut to ‘good looks’ not advisable, say doctors

The Hindu  

While many youngsters are opting to go under the knife to shed that stubborn layer of fat for what is called “good looks”, a section of medical professionals are critical of surgical methods for weight loss. “People should not fall prey to Not advisable Chandrakant Sambhaji Pandav, member of National Nutrition Council, said “shortcuts” to weight loss can be dangerous. …

Delhi woman weighing 200 kg loses 30 kg after surgery
7 years, 1 month ago

Delhi woman weighing 200 kg loses 30 kg after surgery

India TV News  

A 52-year-old woman weighing 200 kg, who underwent a six-hour lifesaving bariatric surgery at a hospital here has lost 30 kg and is currently recuperating well, the hospital said on Wednesday. It took almost five hours for a team of six doctors to complete the challenging operation and doctors from pulmonology, cardiology, endocrinology and anaesthesia ensured that the surgery went …

Weight Loss Surgery: A Life-Changing Intervention for Overweight Individuals
7 years, 1 month ago

Weight Loss Surgery: A Life-Changing Intervention for Overweight Individuals

CNN  

Bariatric surgery is a potential option for individuals severely overweight and with serious health issues related to obesity. The criteria for bariatric surgery include a BMI of 40 or higher (or more than 100 pounds overweight). The surgeries result in weight loss for two reasons: They reduce the amount of food one can eat, and they cause changes in hormones …

Weight-loss surgery IS effective helping obese patients for up to 10 years
8 years, 9 months ago

Weight-loss surgery IS effective helping obese patients for up to 10 years

Daily Mail  

Gastric bypass operations are effective, helping obese patients keep the pounds off up to 10 years after surgery, experts have found. Gastric bypass operations are effective, helping obese patients keep the pounds off up to 10 years after surgery, new research has shown The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimates that in 2014, 193,000 people in the US …

Fulfilling lifetime goals, with help from bariatric surgery
8 years, 9 months ago

Fulfilling lifetime goals, with help from bariatric surgery

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Marilia Brocchetto is a news editor on the CNN International Desk. Story highlights A year ago, Marilia Brocchetto wrote about her decision to pursue bariatric surgery Now, she has lost close to 100 pounds and is a triathlete CNN — Nothing prepares you for the feeling of walking into a store and finding something that fits, off the …

Gastric bands can be mental torture
8 years, 10 months ago

Gastric bands can be mental torture

Daily Mail  

Solving our country’s obesity crisis through surgery is a nice idea. They cited studies that have shown bariatric surgery - a term used to describe several procedures that result in weight loss, such as gastric bands - results in remission of type 2 diabetes by up to 50 per cent. The thing to realise is that surgery doesn’t itself reverse …

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine finds proof that weight-loss surgery saves lives
9 years, 3 months ago

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine finds proof that weight-loss surgery saves lives

Daily Mail  

Thousands of lives could be saved if more obese patients were given weight-loss surgery, researchers claim. Heart attacks, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes could be slashed if more bariatric surgery was carried out, a study suggests. Vital treatment: A study has suggested that thousands of lives could be saved by bariatric surgery Research led by scientists from the …

Over 500 people under 25 have undergone weight-loss surgery in the past 3 years
10 years, 4 months ago

Over 500 people under 25 have undergone weight-loss surgery in the past 3 years

Daily Mail  

In total 62 children and teenagers received the surgery while aged 18 or under. ‘Simply considering the reduced costs of diabetes treatment, surgery pays for itself within two to three years.’ The NHS is due to vastly increase the number of people eligible for such operations. Consultant surgeon Richard Welbourn, chairman of the registry, said of today’s findings: ‘The NHS …

Weight loss surgery can reverse diabetes
13 years, 11 months ago

Weight loss surgery can reverse diabetes

China Daily  

Doctors often counsel patients with type 2 diabetes to lose weight. Doctors who treat diabetes have known that patients who get the surgery often get their blood sugar under control quickly - even before they lose weight. "I think the hope of the research in gastric bypass surgery," she says, "is to develop new treatments, and those treatments would be …

Gastric bands SAVE the NHS money claim weight-loss surgeons
13 years, 11 months ago

Gastric bands SAVE the NHS money claim weight-loss surgeons

Daily Mail  

Gastric bands SAVE the NHS money claim weight-loss surgeons Now two generations of morbidly obese where preventative treatment 'won't work' Weight-loss surgery halves diabetes risk in a year The Health Service could make massive savings if it allowed more obese patients to have stomach bands fitted, surgeons say. Any short-term savings are tiny compared with the real ongoing cost of …

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