Bariatric Surgery in a Few Words.

  

In the most simplistic terms, Bariatric Surgery consists of a laparoscopic (tiny camera) surgical procedure that reduces the size of the stomach in order to lower one's capacity for food intake and absorption. As a result, a patient eats less food at slower rates because they feel sated much more quickly. Multiple surgical variations are available and each has its unique advantages.

Bariatric surgical techniques such as the Gastric Bypass reduce stomach size in order to allow smaller amounts of food to be eaten and the intestinal bypass disallows the absorption of fats, sugars, and some carbohydrates.

As a result of the malabsortion of fats and sugars, recent studies have proved Gastric Bypass Surgery as a solution for diabetes mellitus II. Furthermore, a high percentage of patients affirmed they gradually suspended their insulin treatment after Gastric Bypass Surgery.

Multiple and continuous failures in weight loss treatments for obese patients, as well as the associated diseases that occur as a result of obesity, are indicators for the consideration of Bariatric Surgery.

Bariatric Surgery should be considered first and foremost for the improvement of health and well-being. Morbid obesity allows for multiple opportunistic diseases, and thus Bariatric Surgery can be a solution for such maladies. As one's lifestyle and health improves after weight loss surgery, aesthetic improvements will arrive in compliment with the results of Bariatric Surgery. Still, it is most important to recognize weight loss surgery as a means to combat morbid obesity, rather than for aesthetic improvements.

The average bariatric surgery requires a two-day hospital stay, eight more days of minimal activities, and two to three more weeks for complete recovery. In total, including pre-surgical exams, the average duration of travel, surgery and return home is two weeks (14 days).

Bariatric Surgery in N. America and Europe can be very expensive, and weight loss patients have begun traveling to Latin America for 30% of the cost, and 100% of the quality. Many travel with Bariatric Support Group (BSG) in Cartagena, Colombia, in order to receive the procedure from internationally acclaimed surgeons, and save 60% of N. American costs - Including travel, accommodations and even tourism.

This well-known and prestigious Bariatric Surgery team in Latin America cares for patients in the beauty of Cartagena, Colombia. Bariatric Support Group has successfully completed over 3,600 surgeries as a team of four internationally trained bariatric surgeons and continue to provide Gastric Bypass and other bariatric surgical techniques to Latin Americans, N. Americans, and Europeans with an impressive rate of success.

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