The Benefits and Risks of Bariatric Surgery

Obesity is not just a problem of excessive fat and its aesthetic implications on the human body, as many people believe it to be but can also cause associated serious health issues, like diabetes, hypertension, arthritis and cardiovascular diseases, among others. Contrary to conventional belief that stated that obesity only exists with the rich, the recent times are proof that obesity is no less than a widely spread disorder. Obesity affects people across all social stratas and leaves indelible impacts on the body, sometimes far too critical. One of the most popularly performed treatments for obesity include Bariatric surgery or as known as the weight-loss surgery in India.

That being said, weight-loss surgery in India is surely not for everyone who is suffering from obesity as the patient needs to meet certain medical guidelines to be able to undergo the surgery.

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The Bariatric surgery division at Columbia Asia hospitals is spearheaded by a team of highly-experienced surgeons and clinicians having some of the best success rates and post-operative recoveries making it one of the best hospitals for bariatric surgery in India. Bariatric surgery or gastric bypass surgery will not be advised to those with Drug and/or alcohol addiction, a history of serious heart disease or severe lung problems, chronic pancreatitis, certain types of cirrhosis of the liver, Autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus and others.

Benefits of Bariatric Surgery promised by the best hospitals for bariatric surgery in India:

• This surgery helps in cases where workout plans and rigorous diet has failed to reduce obesity.
• Relief of sleep apnea and hence better of quality of sleep.
• Hypertension improves and in some cases medication is no longer needed.
• Cholesterol level comes down drastically and patients can lower or stop lipid-lowering medicines.
• Improvement in diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol levels has a direct effect on reducing the risk of heart diseases.
• After surgery patients are known to have fewer and less severe asthmatic attacks. There is increased efficiency of breathing and exercise tolerance.
• Those with gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) show relief of all symptoms of reflux within a few days.
• Stress incontinence responds dramatically to weight loss.