Are you more than 100 pounds overweight? Do you struggle to lose weight and keep it off? Do you also suffer from, diabetes, arthritis, sleep apnea, heart disease, infertility, or high blood pressure? There are currently around 15 million Americans who suffer from obesity. You are not alone and there is a solution: bariatric surgery.
These surgeries treat morbid obesity and medical conditions and diseases caused by obesity. The goal of the surgery is to limit the amount of food that the stomach can hold. This is achieved by surgically reducing the capacity of the stomach to a few ounces. Patients who are looking to get one of these procedures should have a body mass index of 40 or more. A patient with a body mass index of 35 or more can also be considered if the procedure is for the treatment of an obesity-related disease. These surgeries have been proven to resolve or at least 30 obesity-related diseases and conditions including, sleep apnea, heart disease, type-2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension.
There are three common types of bariatric surgery: laparoscopic roux or a gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, and vertical sleeve gastrectomy. A gastric bypass procedure reduces the patient's stomach from roughly the size of a football to the size of a golf ball. The smaller stomach is then attached to the middle of the patient's small intestine to bypass the section of intestine that absorbs the most caloric content (the duodenum). Post-surgery patients not only eat less due to their tiny stomachs, but also absorb fewer calories.
The laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure involves the wrapping of a saline filled band around the upper section of the patient's stomach. This process creates a small pouch and restricts the organ. Post-procedure patients eat less food because the sensation of fullness occurs more quickly. The size of the patient's stomach can be adjusted post-procedure by adding or subtracting saline from the band.
The vertical sleeve gastrectomy is a newer procedure that has recently emerged. There have yet to be any published studies on the long-term results of the procedure, although the initial studies look promising. This process involves removing 85 percent of the patient's stomach, leaving behind a stomach that is shaped like a sleeve.
While these procedures sound like they may be dangerous, the federal government reports that the risk of death as a result of these surgeries is less than on tenth of a percent. On top of this, compared to other obese patients who opt not to get one of these procedures, morbidly obese patients who have bariatric surgery increase their life spans. Patients of these procedures can expect an 89 percent increase in their life expectancy.
On average these procedures cost around $17-25,000. Insurance coverage of these surgeries varies based on your provider, so if you are considering a bariatric surgery, get in touch with your insurance to see how much they will cover in your case.
When considering batriatric surgery, Michigan residents visit St. Mary's of Michigan. Learn more about this procedure athttp://www.stmarysofmichigan.org/services/featured_services/obesity_and_bariatric/index.php.
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