Weight Loss- weight loss surgery also known as bariatric surgery and metabolic surgery. In addition to their ability to treat obesity, these operations are very effective in treating diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and high cholesterol. The benefits allow patients with obesity who choose to undergo treatment to enjoy a better quality of life and a longer lifespan.

Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach(sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery).

Who needs it?
Bariatric surgery is recommended for people with BMI at least 40, or at least 35 with serious pre-existing conditions such as diabetes.

A multidiscipilnary team made up of nutritionist & dietetician, endocrinology & metabolic, diseases, gastroenterologist, obesity surgeon and psychiatrist.