Reasons Obese People Have Gastric Banding And Sleeve Gastrectomy

By Kathleen Brown


Obesity is the leading cause of death for many people. It is now considered an epidemic that affects millions of people each day, before it affected only the older population. But now has affected younger people than ever before.

The simple way of preventing weight gain is through diet and exercise. But for people suffering from obesity and rapid weight gain it requires more than that. Major health clinics in New York advocate the use of Gastric Banding and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

However there are many reasons to find out the type of operation before saying yes to anyway as some are low or high risk in profile. Low risk procedures have minimal post operative complications while high risk ones can tremendously affect the well being of the patient. Though procedures with a higher risks are more effective, but it can lead to serious health ailments if improperly done or failure of the patient to comply with post operative instruction happens.

The higher the risk the better the chances of experiencing other ill health effects while lower means otherwise. So before conversing with your surgeon it is best to know reasons why it helps you. The reason why sleeve gastrectomy is preferably to losing weight because it is restrictive.

However malabsorption prevents nutrients and vitamins from being absored into the body system. This effectively reduces weight loss but complications in both categories are still possible. The highly performed procedure are gastric bypass and only about 20 percent of restrictive operations are made each year.

Most develop these after a sudden traumatic events such as a death of a loved one, sexual or physical abuse, and pressure from friends and family. Most factors are often blamed on many advertising agencies that promote popular junk foods as the main cause of fat. Because it entices viewers with mouth watering and delectable foods that promise heavenly pleasure during consumption.

The time it takes for this procedure to end is at least 2 hours. And this short duration is advantageous for many patients suffering from severe lung and heart diseases. The average price of this kind of of aciurgy is around 9,050 dollars.

Gastric banding is another procedure that uses a belt wound around the upper area of the stomach to adjust the flow of food traveling from the stomach to the intestines. This band is also made of silicone and uses saline to tighten the band. And with its port hidden beneath the skin this is where saline is inserted and remove.

Grhelin a body hormone that induces hunger in many people are decreased through this surgery. Which contributes to weight loss and hunger suppression. Most patients report a feeling of fullness even with a few bite of their food. Any reports of complication after surgery has not happened over the past three years since it was introduced into many hospitals and clinics. This procedure is mostly done as a first stage for many sufferers of respiratory and heart diseases.




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