Bariatric Surgery
"Gastric Bypass is a surgery that makes the patient feel satisfied by eating small amounts of food, which itself produces a significant decrease in weight and a change in eating behavior."
Bariatric Surgery is not an elective surgery, for anyone with overweight, but is indicated for people with a BMI (Body Mass Index) greater than 40, or who have an BMI of 35 with comorbidities and diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and sleep choking, among others.
There are different alternatives for this procedure: placement of a Gastric Lap-Band that manufactures a small gastric pouch that restricts food intake and allowed only small amounts of food; the Gastric Bypass, which is an artificial connection between the stomach and the small intestine farthest areas, not letting go food through those portions of the small intestine that absorb calories and nutrients, the Sleeve Gastrectomy, which is the removal of part of the stomach.
Effectiveness of Gastric Bypass, with loss from 70 % to 80% of excess weight in the first year, with a significant improvement in related
diseases, has turn it into one of the most performed interventions.
The surgery is performed under anesthesia, and can last between 3 to 4 hours or so. The patient will remain hospitalized for control purposes.
The surgeon performs post-surgical checkups for the next 6 months.
The patient can resume the normal working life starting 3 weeks after the surgery, although without engaging in activities requiring physical exertion.
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