Gastric Bybass Surgery
Looking back just 10 years, less 20,000 weight-loss operations were being
performed in the United States each year. In the coming year that figure is
estimated to reach a staggering 200,000.
Today more or less 30% of the population of the United States is overweight
and, of those people that are overweight, more or less one third are clinically
obese with a body mass index of 30 or more.
Furthermore, around 9 million adults today are overweight by more than 100
pounds and are considered to be morbidly obese.
For such people the usual remedy of diet combined with exercise is quite
simply not effective and they are turning in growing numbers to gastric bypass
surgery.
The most usual form of gastric bypass surgery today is a procedure named
Roux-en-Y in which the stomach is greatly reduced in size and the small
intestine is re-routed to bring down calorie absorption.
In the past few years several things have increased the popularity of
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery including the fact that the procedure can now
be performed laparoscopically, aggressive marketing by the medical community, an
expansion of coverage for the procedure by Medicare and its use by a number of
celebrities.
This has produced an increase in the number of medical centers providing the
procedure, some of which are chiefly concerned with the profit to be made, and
this constitutes an escalating danger for those considering surgery.
Results can be very impressive, however gastric bybass surgery is a major
surgical procedure and is not suitable for everybody and is not without its
risks.
Before embarking on any medical procedure, people must be guided by their
doctor and certainly must not consider surgery until they are fully informed
about the operation and the associated risks.
More articles about gastric bypass surgery:
Bariatric Surgery Is Simply Weight Loss Surgery By Another Name - A brief outline of the development of bariatric surgery as a branch of modern medicine.
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Is The Newest And Safest Option - Although laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery has only been approved for use in the US since 2001, it is a popular weight-loss surgery option and is undoubtedly the safest form of bariatric surgery available today.
Vertical Gastrectomy Shows Promising Results For The Super Obese - The vertical gastrectomy is not a particularly well known form of bariatric surgery but might well become a favored option for the super obese.
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