The whole world is in the grasp of COVID-19 at present. The novel coronavirus is the main culprit behind this disease, which has taken many lives till now. However, there are many people also who have got cured of this disease. The survival rate is more in young people than those who are old. This is because young people have more immunity power in comparison to old people. COVID-19 is also deadly for those who have other health problems like obesity. If you are obese, the fight with COVID-19 can be a tough one. It has been found in studies that there is a high mortality rate in obese people because of the coronavirus infection. If you want to be a winner in the fight against COVID-19 infection, take a pledge today to fight obesity. You can take help of weight loss surgery by an expert surgeon for this.
Bariatric Surgery
The most effective way to get rid of obesity is bariatric surgery. It is a collective term for various types of weight loss surgery. They limit the amount of food a person eats in some cases or reduce the ability to absorb nutrients from food in some cases. In a few cases, there is a combination of both. When there are no positive results from diet or exercise plans, you need to undergo bariatric surgery. It is also necessary when serious health conditions arise due to obesity. The most common type of bariatric surgery is gastric bypass. You can know the bariatric surgery cost in Kolkata from various hospitals. The following are the different types of bariatric surgery:
Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y)
The other name of gastric bypass surgery is ‘Roux-en-Y gastric bypass’. The doctor makes a direct connection of a small pouch, that he/she makes by dividing the stomach’s top part from the rest of the stomach, with the small intestine. This lets the food pass through only the small pouch of the stomach to the small intestine. As a result of this, one can eat only a small amount of food at a time, which helps in reducing weight.
Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD/DS)
There are two steps in this surgery. The surgeon removes a major portion of the stomach leaving only a small portion similar to the shape of a tube in the first place. The next step involves the surgeon connecting the pouch with the last portion of the small intestine. As a result, one can only consume a small portion of food while eating. There is also less absorption of nutrients from the food as the food mixes with the bile and pancreatic juices at the end portion of the small intestine.
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
This procedure comes under the latest types of bariatric surgery in Kolkata. The surgeon uses the endoscopic suturing device to reduce the stomach size. This procedure helps in achieving a significant loss in body weight.
Intragastric Balloon
The surgeon fixes a silicone balloon filled with saline in the stomach in this weight-loss surgery. This limits the food intake of a person and makes him full after eating small amounts of food.
Sleeve Gastrectomy
The other name of this procedure is ‘vertical sleeve gastrectomy’. The surgeon uses the laparoscopic approach for this surgery. Leaving behind only a small tube-shaped portion that has nearly the size and shape of a banana, the surgeon removes the rest of the stomach. This procedure helps in weight loss by inducing hormonal changes in the body.