Obesity Surgery

Obesity or overweight is an excessive increase in body fat percentage. Obesity can cause diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, asthma, etc., and even cancer. Obesity has long been recognized as a health and social problem. With Obesity, individual productivity is reduced and quality of life is compromised. Shockingly, body weight rates are increasing worldwide every day due to unfavourable dietary habits, lack of physical activity, sedentary lifestyles, genetic and hormonal factors, and natural and psychosocial influences. According to the Health Organization (WHO), global obesity rates have nearly tripled since 1975, and today more than 13% of the world’s adult population is obese. The good news is that obesity or overweight is a treatable and preventable problem.

A Body Mass Index of over 25 is called overweight, and over 30 is called obese. Over 40 is called morbidly obese and over 50 is called super morbidly obese.

However, this classification should be considered a rough guide because it may not correspond to the same degree of fatness in different individuals.

Although overlooked by most people, obesity is prevalent and contributes to many other health problems, including cancer. Employing specific strategies to address the root of the problem has been medically proven to be far more effective than trying to adapt to the disease caused by obesity. This is important. First, an individual is considered a patient after being analysed as obese. For patients who are unable to lose weight despite healthy eating habits, weight loss programs, and exercise; surgical intervention (bariatric surgery) is considered to eliminate obesity. To undergo bariatric surgery, you must be at least 18 years old and have a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or higher. Additionally, bariatric surgery is generally recommended for patients with chronic diseases other than obesity. However, like all surgeries, bariatric surgery has certain risks.

After a bariatric surgery, which usually takes a few hours, the patient needs to stay in the hospital for several days, depending on the method used and the risk of complications.

To facilitate the healing process of the stomach and digestive system, the patient should not eat anything for 1-2 days.

After this period, a special diet should be applied for a few weeks. Only liquids are allowed at first, then particularly soft, pureed foods, and finally regular foods.

After the surgery, it is necessary to follow a program that includes permanent lifestyle change and regular exercise to prevent weight gain.

Apart from improved cardiovascular health, losing weight positively affects almost all aspects of life. Even though everyone may have a different motivation for losing weight, some other surprising benefits, which are often not known, listed below can be observed;