Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
What Is Bariatric surgery ?
Bariatric surgery (weight-loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted medical device or through removal of a portion of the stomach or by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch .
Benefits & When the Surgery Needed.
- Significant long-term loss of weight.
- Recovery from diabetes.
- Improvement in cardiovascular risk factors.
- Reduction in mortality.