Top Three New Weight Reduction Surgery Procedures
Surveys show that there has been an increase in the number of people undergoing weight loss surgery to facilitate a quicker removal of fat. Generally, surgery is only a recommended court of last resort – that is, it is only administered for cases where in the individual has already tried every type of weight loss procedure available but to no avail. This option is typically considered in cases where in one’s morbid obesity is already giving rise to a host of other chronic health issues such as diabetes, hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases.
The idea of going under the knife to help shed the excess fat has constantly been subjected to debate. The procedure can be costly, at most, not to mention dangerous especially for people who are already suffering from other chronic conditions. There is also the issue of drastic alterations in lifestyle which most patients have a hard time dealing with.
But over the years, weight reduction surgery has gone through various developments so that these days, new and safer techniques are now available.
The less invasive ROSE
Just recently, specialists from the Center for the Treatment of Obesity at the UC San Diego Medical Center have developed a less invasive form of weight loss surgery. The incision-free procedure was designed to supplement gastric bypass and was supposed to prevent weight gain following the surgery.
The technique was called ROSE or Restorative obesity surgery endolumental. In this procedure, certain instruments are inserted through the mouth to adjust the stomach pouch and make it smaller. The opening of the small intestine is also reduced in order to facilitate weight loss. The minimally-invasive procedure reduces the risk for infection and also leads to a faster recovery time and lesser pain on the patient’s part.
StomaphyX
At the Mercy Medical Center in Rockville, New York, another type of weight loss surgery was developed. This procedure, just like typical gastric bypass surgeries, work to reduce the size of the stomach pouch to aid in quicker weight loss. The only difference is that incisions are not made to complete this technique. In StompaphyX, the endoluminal gastric pouch is adjusted using an instrument, again, inserted through the mouth much like in ROSE. The procedure eliminated considerable pain and also allows for faster recovery as well.
Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD)
Another interesting type of weight loss surgery entails removing a considerable part of the stomach. Instead of stapling one area of the stomach pouch to make it smaller, the surgeon just removes the part to limit the amount of food that the organ can hold. The remaining part of the stomach is then directly attached to the final segment of the small intestine – that is, the one near the colon. This causes digestion to bypass the small intestine so that most of the food that is taken in are routed to the large intestine and are not absorbed by the body. It is still quite uncommon in the United States although it has shown much promise in helping the patient lose weight faster.
On the whole, it will still be the doctor’s call as to what type of weight loss surgery you should go through. During the next couple of years, one can easily expect to learn of new techniques that are more cost-effective and less invasive so that weight loss surgery need not become the scary procedure that it sounds these days.
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