Bariatric Surgical Procedures
There are many types of bariatric surgical procedures to reduce obesity. The most common of these surgeries is the Roux-en-Y bypass, the Vertical Banded gastric bypass, the Biliopancreatic gastric bypass, Laproscopic banding, and mouth wiring.
The Roux-en-Y bypass allows food to bypass the gastric section (or in other words, to bypass the stomach). This type of surgery is therefore a common type of gastric bypass surgery. Instead of the stomach filling up with food, food is diverted to a small section connected to the small intestine where is it taken care of. The person will not be able to fit very much food inside the small space in comparison to a stomach.
The Vertical Banded gastric bypass creates a small tube from one section of the stomach to the other section. The purpose of this is much like the purpose of a gastric bypass surgery; to make the person feel full very fast since not much food can fit into that first section. The food then slowly moves down the tube into the second section of the stomach.
The Biliopancreatic gastric bypass actually takes out some of the stomach. This way not as much food can fit, and again, the person will feel full much sooner. Because a portion of the stomach is gone however, vitamin absorption can also be more difficult.
Laproscopic banding is another bariatric surgical procedure that basically wraps a rubber band around the stomach so the stomach will be squeezed and therefore, not able to hold as much food, resulting in the person feeling full much sooner. The advantage of this procedure is that the band can be adjusted as needed (as the person’s weight changes). The band can even be taken off without much effort, and the stomach is not cut.
Mouth wiring is another form of bariatric surgery that actually wires the mouth so it can’t open as much. With this procedure only a liquid diet is possible. There is a larger risk, however, (if not closely monitored) of becoming malnourished with only maintaining a liquid diet.
All of these bariatric surgical procedures will help reduce obesity, but all of them will put the person at risk of malnutrition. If monitored however, the risk of malnutrition is minimal. The advantages that come from drastically reducing obesity is well worth it in the end.
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