Diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and depression are just a few effects of obesity. Being excessively overweight can also come with social stigmas and alienation. Is it so surprising that people who are obese try drastic measures to lose weight? Measures including: Hollywood fad diets, self starvation, unhealthy exercise routines, diet pills or diet shakes, none of which produce long lasting results but can cause further mental and physical stress on an individual. The fact is, 95% of dieters will regain the weight they lost in 1 to 5 years (National association for weight loss surgery paragraph 32). In these cases, should a person who is overweight subject themselves to weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, which come with their own set of dangers and side effects? In this essay I wish to discover if the benefits of weight loss surgery outweigh the potential risks.
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 20% of patients who undergo any weight loss surgey experience complications in some form (National association for weight loss surgery paragraph 15).
There are many types of weight loss surgeries, adjustable gastric banding, also known as a lap band, has had its share of success by providing an average of 40% excess weight loss in the first year and has helped to resolve type 2 diabetes (Welch, paragraph 3). This surgery does come with risks and side affects such as: bleeding, blood clots, perforation of the stomach or asophogous, spleen damage and abdominal infection, these represent a 1% to 3% chance of occurance for the patient, and in less than 1% of patients death (Sutter Health paragraph 6). According to the American Obesity Association there is at least a 10% chance of complication...
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Both men and women who have overall good general health are suitable candidates for tummy tuck surgery. Several reasons including dramatic or frequent weight fluctuations, and aging, may b...
It’s a quick fix, liposuction, although some women are hesitant to go this route, and with good reason. It’s a medical procedure and as with all medical procedures there are inherent risks, not to mention the expense and recovery time.
Obesity remains an extremely serious issue worldwide. Once considered a problem for wealthier counties, overweight and obesity are now dramatically increasing in low and middle income countries (WHO, 2011). In American, the rates of obesity continue to soar. CDC (2009) recognizes obesity as a risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and other health problems. According to NHANES over two-thirds of the US are overweight or obese, and over one-third are obese (CDC, 2009). Treatment for this illness varies; it may include the incorporation of diet, exercise, behavior modification, medication, and surgery. Since there is no single cause of all overweight and obesity, there is no single way to prevent or treat overweight and obesity that will help everyone (CDC, 2009).
There are many heath risks associated with any medical procedure. Gastric bypass beyond a doubt helps people shed on average about half their original weight, however, with such a dramatic weight loss and decrease in stomach size comes substantive side effects. David Bjerklie emphasizes that “there are risks, including… patients [that]… developed nerve damage ranging from minor tingling in the feet to incapaciting pain and weakness,” but many of the problems can be avoided by taking proper care by enrolling in nutrition programs. In many cases people “complain of increased sensitivity or reduced tolerance to the effects of alcohol compared with their experience before the operation.
There are many different types of surgeries that robotics can be used with. Depending on the type of surgery, of course will help aid the patient and doctor in determining if robotic surgery is the best path for the patient. Robotic surgery is not the right or best choice for every situation. In the case of someone who is obese or has had other surgeries in the past and has some scar tissue built up it is a consideration that needs to be regarded very carefully. The minimal incisions that are ideal may not be as possible in this situation. Therefore, the choice to have a robotic surgery may actually best procedure. The excess tissue can be “in the way” more so in this circumstance, which makes the procedure even more difficult for the operating physician (Raynor, Pruthi
Bariatric surgery is a type of weight loss surgery that has been found to be effective in losing a significant amount of weight in morbidly obese individuals (BMI >40). It has been proven to be safe and effective in improving the heal...
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Question #3: What, if any, are the long term complications associated with these surgeries and do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Obesity is now considered a global epidemic, with particularly concentrated numbers in the United States. In 2011-2012 more than one-third of U.S. adults were estimated to be obese (National Center for Health Statistics, 2013). Due to the increasing prevalence of the epidemic, anesthesiologists must manage a significant number of clinically obese patients. A large range of physiological variations are associated with obesity, including cardiac, respiratory, and metabolic functions (Leykin, v). The areas of concern for anesthesiologists when operating on the obese can be separated into three perioperative stages: preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative.
There are also several limitations to the solution. Most surgeries related to cardiovascular diseases success rate is very high but there is a chance of failing. If the surgery fails, very likely, the patient will die. During surgeries, there are risks. Some of the risks are bleeding, infection, stroke, kidney failure, or lung complications.
In conclusion, most people believe that performing this operation is erroneous, and this is incorrect because this process helps so many people who have increased the weight to dispose of this overweight in the fastest time. Therefore, that surgical operation can decrease the body weight up to 80% of the total weight of the body by performing an esophagus gastrectomy. With the knowledge that this will cost the patient so much money, but it will be, assisting to get rid of a lot redundant fat and health problems such as diabetes, blood pressure, and cholesterol. Consequently, having plenty patients, who are obese, need to carry out these surgical procedures to eliminate extra body fat and enjoy the good life in the
After paying $6,000 for a liposuction procedure, there is still a good chance that the fat can grow back, therefore making the liposuction surgery useless. Liposuction is a temporary fix that should not be assumed to be permanent by the patient. Even after the patients have the surgery, if they were overweight before, they are still overweight (Rowland, 1998, p.3). Besides the chance that the fat cells can return, the patient can put his or her health in jeopardy if exc...
Bariatric surgery or the weight-loss surgery is an operation performed on abnormally obese people with a body mass index greater than 40 and is a service provided by an inter-disciplinary team – psychiatric, endocrine, rehab, nutritionist, cardiologist, and pulmonologist. Studies have shown that in seriously obese people, having weight loss surgery means they are likely to live longer because of the less risk of stroke, heart attacks, some types of cancer, and liver diseases. By dividin...
There is a risk for every procedure. Some complications that could happen includes infections, poor healing of the wound, bleeding, and even a reaction to the anesthesia that is used
More than 40,000 people a year are so desperate to lose weight they turn to the controversial, sometimes life-threatening surgery such as Gastric Bypass. I will be explaining what the surgery entitles, disadvantages vs. advantages. And most important, is Gastric bypass surgery the right choice when considering the risks. The most common form of “stomach stapling” is gastric bypass. In this procedure, a small pouch is formed in the stomach and stapled shut. The small intestine is then cut and stapled onto the pouch, shrinking the stomach’s ability to take in food. The technique involves removing a section of the stomach and rearranging the small bowel to divert bile and pancreatic secretions away from the food stream. Fats and starches flow through without being absorbed. In order to be a candidate for the surgery, patients must be considered morbidly obese or at least 100 pounds overweight. Before an individual gets the go-ahead, he or she meets with doctors and psychologists to rule out all other ways of help. Surgery may sound like the best option for a morbidly overweight person, but a small figure comes at a high price. There are health risks and the side effects can be fatal. Three people will die during every 1,000 procedures, according to the ASBS. Let me tell you about more disadvantages. More than one-third of obese patients who have gastric surgery develop gallstones. Nearly one in three develop nutritional deficiencies. Patients could also be at risk for anemia, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.