Bariatric surgery is s a type of weight loss surgery that leads to successful long term weight loss solution. The surgery is done through tiny keyholes on the tummy requiring 2 to 3 days of hospital stay. The scars after the surgery are minimal, and the healing process is quick. It is the best choice when all other attempts like dieting, exercise, gym, aerobics fail to help you to lose weight.
Many people mistake bariatric surgery as cosmetic surgery, but it is not. The significant benefit of Bariatric surgery is it helps to lose weight and also to get rid of associated problems like diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, obesity-related infertility, obesity-related knee pain, obstructive sleep apnea and many more. Bariatric surgery could be restrictive, malabsorptive, and a combination of the two. Standard restrictive procedures are the gastric band and the sleeve gastrectomy. A combination of restriction and malabsorption is the gastric bypass and the mini gastric bypass.
1) BMI >30 with one or more comorbidities
2) BMI >35 without comorbidities
Most of the people in Indore are health-conscious. They usually hit the gym or follow a diet plan to look fit and slim. Most of them can reduce weight through it. But the significant sector of people whose weight is 30 to 70 kgs more than their ideal weight is just unable to shed the extra kilos. Undergoing bariatric surgery is the best solution to reduce the excess of body weight.
After gastric bypass surgery, many people can expect to lose between 66% and 80% of their excess body weight. Most of this is lost within the first couple of years.
After gastric banding, people lose 40% to 50% of their excess weight, typically within the first two years later the surgery.
Most patients get back to work in a week’s time. Every patient is different and some may get back to work earlier and some may take a bit longer as well.
Average cost of Bariatric Surgery in Indore is between Rs. 1,50,000 to Rs. 2,50,000 approximately.