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Bariatric Surgery


Obesity has become one of the most challenging diseases that people struggle to be cured from. Diet and exercise are the first treatment options; however, they fail to provide measurable outcomes among moderately and severely obese people. Numerous studies exposed that bariatric surgery & weight-loss surgery, is the appropriate procedure to help those people lose weight and improve their health score.

In fact, bariatric surgery is a life-changing technique by which candidate people have a higher quality of life. Usually, obese people develop serious conditions by time since moderate-severe obesity is a risk factor for different diseases that include but not limited to: cardiovascular disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, arthritis, breathing problems, and infertility. In contrast, people going under this surgical procedure experience a great improvement in their health status. In addition to its guaranteed weight loss, it lowers plasma glucose, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Even sometime patient get wean off from their medications. Gradually, it eliminates the breathing problems, stops the disease progression, and reduces risks of developing new serious conditions.

Candidates of bariatric surgery should be meeting the following criteria:

  • They should be between 18-65 years old. Nevertheless, younger or older patients are considered in accordance to case-by-case basis
  • They should have followed a medically supervised weight-loss program with no success
  • They should have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 and more, or a BMI of 30-39.9 with a presence of one or more chronic condition. BMI= weight (kg) / height (m) x height (m) Body weight status according to BMI.

Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach pouch so you will feel full after smaller meals and will not want to eat too many calories for your body to handle. You can choose gastric banding, sleeving or bypass and our surgeons will recommend the best solution for your unique requirements.

Obesity has become one of the most challenging diseases that people struggle to be cured from. If you have experienced some of the issues associated with trying to lose weight and failing then surgery may be the solution for you. In addition to weight loss, it may lower high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Gradually, it can reduce breathing problems, stops the progression of obesity, and reduce risks of developing new serious conditions.

Diet and exercise are the first treatment options for obesity; however, if they fail to provide favourable outcomes among moderately and severely obese people then bariatric surgery & weight-loss surgery can be the appropriate procedure to help those people lose weight and improve their health score.

When you are looking for bariatric surgery it is recommended that you use a hospital with a high turnover of related surgeries and Alexis have achieved this with many successful surgeries over many years. Alexis Hospitals surgeons are internationally recognized in weight loss surgeries and know how to give their clients the best treatment and advice during and post surgery. You will benefit from healthcare of the highest quality and feel safe with Alexis Hospital taking care of you.