Surgeries for weight loss help millions of people to increase their life expectancy and quality of life. Therefore, it is important to know all types of surgery in the world. In this article you will learn what is a complex surgery and what are known.
Obesity is considered an epidemic disease, as millions of people suffer. Unfortunately the figures are not very encouraging, since according to the FAO / WHO different countries face a major health problem.
In Mexico, 32.8% of the adult population is obese.
In the United States, about 31.8% of the population suffers from this disease.
In Spain, the figure is 24.1% of the adult population.
These data are extremely important, especially when compared to Asian countries such as Japan, that 4.5% of the total population suffer from obesity, while in India this value drops to 1.9%.
Beyond these data are very interesting, in slimming treatments are surgery to lose weight. So if you think you are the solution to your problem, you need to know different types of techniques and complexity of each.
What is a complex surgery?
It is considered as a complex surgery when to “cut, splice and stitch” the stomach to the small intestine. Not only its implementation is complex, but so are its effects on obesity.
What are the advantages of complex surgeries?
The results are better in the long term.
Improve the long-term life expectancy and quality of life of who does it.
What are considered complex operations?
Within this group we can mention
Gastric Bypass. In gastric bypass the stomach is divided in two and connects with a portion of the small intestine. This type of surgery allows you to lose between 60 to 70% of overweight. Despite these benefits, it causes deficiency of vitamins and minerals.
biliopancreatic diversion. In this intervention it is also known under the name of duodenal switch. Its main feature is that the passage of food from the stomach into the intestine is very slow and controlled. This technique can be performed with duodenal switch.
Note that this is just information, and that each person has different needs and requires specific treatment. Therefore, consult your doctor, makes all your questions, do not stay with concerns.
The best way to make an informed decision is to solve all concerns and potential fears.