Amazing Weight Loss Results of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy - Bariatric Surgery is Here - Surgeon Dr. Naeem Taj.
Bariatric surgery is a surgical procedure which is done on intestine or stomach to induce weight loss. The incident of Obesity (BMI > 30) is rising gradually and it is estimated by the end of 2025 more than 40% of the United States population will be affected by obesity. It is not easy to deal with the obesity with diet and exercise alone, although diet, exercise, and pharmacological therapy are the first line therapies to deal with the obesity, but if the BMI becomes more than 40 then the safe bariatric surgical procedure becomes an appropriate and preferable therapy. A number of bariatric surgical procedures are being done worldwide, these include. 1. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric ByPass (LRYGBP) 2. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) 3. The Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) Among these procedures, LAGB has higher long term failure rates, LRYGBP & LSG are done more frequently and among these two LSG is safer, quick a...