Obesity Surgery

Obesity Surgery; They are surgeries performed to help us lose weight. There are many types of surgery. .It is never the first choice.

 In cases where successful results cannot be obtained in obesity patients after diet, exercise and drug therapy, bariatric surgery can be applied.

The obesity surgery method is suitable for people who have applied all other treatment methods before the surgical procedure but have not been successful. The patient should be evaluated with all relevant units before undergoing a surgical procedure and should be suitable for surgery in terms of anesthesia. Patient selection is made according to body mass index. If the body mass index is over 40, the patient can be operated. If it is between 35 and 40, if there is an additional disease (hypertension Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea syndrome, high triglyceride levels, heart disease, hypoventilation syndrome, fatty liver, etc.), if the body mass index is between 30-35, blood sugar cannot be controlled by medical treatments, Type 2 Diabetes patients may be offered surgery.

There are different methods as surgery options:

Mini Gastric By-Pass

Gastric By-Pass

Tube stomach

Gastric Balloon

Duodenal Switch