Bariatric Surgery or Laparoscopic Obesity Treatment Surgery

Bariatic surgery or obesitiy treatment surgery, constitutes the best option of treatment for patients with severe obesity, who have failed the treatment with diets. It is an effective method whose results stay with the time. That is not an aesthetic surgery, is the treatment of a disease that can produce serious complications if it does not is treated on time.

With bariatic surgery or obesitiy treatment surgery is possible to solve many diseases associated to the obesity. Particularly the diabetes presents a positive answer on great scale when the patient initiates his weight loss process, and frequently is observed that can be suspended the use of the insulin and medicines for the control of the blood glucose levels in some of the patients. In the hypertense patients the handling of the disease is facilitated on important way by losing weight. The triglycerides and cholesterol levels tend to low by significant way with the lost of weight, also problems as knees arthrosis, ankles and column present very well-known improvement when occurring the lost of weight after surgery.

Objetives of Bariatric Surgery

The main objective of this treatment is to improve the quality of our patients life and their self-esteem, improving their health and reducing the risks of getting associated diseases.

We offer obese patient professional and integral assistance and support to achieve a successful control on obesity.

Which obese patient are candidates for this surgeries?

• There are candidates for obesity treatment with surgery, the patients who have a corporal mass index greater than 40 kg. - M 2, and those with corporal mass index of 35 kg. - Ms 2 that presents obsesity diseases like hypertension, diabetes, knee arthrosis, sleep apnea, etc. that have failed the multiple treatments with diets, exercise and medicines.

• Is important that the patient this arranging to change its lifestyle and its way to eat, advised by the personnel of the Bariatric Center of Costa Rica.

• The bariatric surgery or obesity treatment surgery, constitutes the best option of treatment for patients with severe obesity, who have failed the treatment with diets. It is an effective method whose results stay with the passage of time. One is not an aesthetic surgery, is the treatment of a disease that can produce serious complications if it does not treat on time.

Gastric By Pass through Laparoscopy

It is the best surgery for the handling of the severe obesity, because it produces a loss of significant weight, it maintains the low weight by the time, and allows to have a good nutritional quality, that means, the portions of food are reduced in size but they are similar in quality.

Gastric bypass surgery consists of creating a small pouch on the superior part of the stomach using special titanium clips. This makes the patient feel full even when eating small portions.

Additionally, this reduced stomach is connected to the small intestine, diminishing the abosrtion of foods and producing a lasting and significant weight loss.

Sleeve Gastrectomy

The sleeve gastrectomy consists of stomach tubulizacion extirpating 90% of itselve without altering the intestinal operation, it is used as initial procedure to diminish weight in patients with a high surgical risk and in a second time to make the change at thin intestine level known like duodenal switch. It is a procedure that every day enjoys more world-wide acceptance like bariatric procedure. The weight lost is similar to the obtained with bypass but the patient must continue with changes in his nutritional regime to not recover weight.

Gastric Band

In this surgery a ring is placed around the superior part of the stomach, giving it the shape of a sandclock. When eating the patient feels full with small quantities of meals. It is a reversible procedure. It is not necessary to staple or cut the stomach. This band is adjustable and it is possible to change the internal diameter using a small valve placed under the skin, without addicional surgieries.

Which are the steps to follow to changes your life?

Ask for an appointment with one of the surgeons on Bariatric Center. On this appointment we will provide you information, and evaluate your patients conditions, making a recommendation about the suitable procedure for your particular case.