Definition of Bariatric surgery
Bypass Weight Loss Surgery. Bypass weight loss sugery or gastric weightloss surgery. Bypass bariatric weight loss surgery !Definition of Bariatric Surgery: This is a Surgery on the stomach designed to help a person with extreme obesity lose weight. It can also apply to the intestines.
Please note that Bariatric Surgery is an option for people who have a body mass index above 40. Surgery is also an option for people with a body mass index between 35 and 40 who have health problems like type two diabetes or heart disease (in other words, people who can not do sport or follow a strict diet in order to loose weight).
The types of bariatric surgery:
Adjustable gastric banding
In adjustable gastric banding, insertion of a band restricts the size of the opening from the esophagus to the stomach. The size of the opening to the stomach determines the amount of food that can be eaten. The size of the opening can be controlled by the surgeon by inflating or deflating the band through a port that is implanted beneath the skin on the abdomen. The band can be removed at any time.
Gastric bypass surgery
In contrast to gastric banding, gastric bypass (sometimes referred to as roux-en-Y gastric bypass) is a permanent reduction in the size of the stomach. The proximal portion of the stomach is used to create an egg-sized pouch that is connected to the intestine in a location that bypasses about 2 feet of normal intestine. The amount of food that can be eaten is limited by the size of the pouch and the size of the opening between the pouch and the intestine.