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STOMACH STAPLING, BARIATRIC & GASTRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Weighing the Risks of Bariatric & Gastric Surgery for Weight Loss
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RESTRICTIVE SURGERY - STOMACH STAPLING
Restrictive Surgery (Stomach Stapling) involves a reduction in the size of the stomach so as the individual is able to eat less, thus losing weight. The individual may feel full after eating a very tiny amount of food.
A 'pouch' is created by the surgeon during surgery that becomes 'the tummy' so to speak, and is capable of holding only an ounce or so of food. With time, the pouch expands to hold up to three ounces of food.
At this point, the patient can stretch the pouch by an increase in food intake. When a certain level is reached, the individual may begin to regain weight. Some people regain all the weight, and more.
Only 30% of the individuals who undergo this procedure achieve reaching 'normal weight'. Others may achieve weight loss to some degree.
So as you can see, stomach stapling is not a guarantee for weight loss success and it comes with serious risks.
MALABSORPTIVE SURGERY FOR WEIGHT LOSS
Malabsorptive Surgery involves shortening the length of the digestive track to reduce the amount of food that the body can absorb.
The side effects of Stomach Stapling & Malabsorptive Surgery:
These side effects can be both short and long-term: death, stroke, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, chronic heartburn, and vitamin deficiencies.
Up to 20% of individuals who opt for Gastric Surgery as a form of weight loss control, must undergo a second operation to correct the side effects.
Another danger with Stomach Stapling is the potential for the 'patient' to eat to the point that the staples detach which requires emergency MAJOR surgery and can be life-threatening.
Unless the individual is grossly overweight, Gastric Surgery should not be an option - especially given the minimal odds of weight loss success. A better plan would be to develop a healthy eating pattern and follow your plan until you've reached your weight loss goals.
Should you feel that Stomach Stapling will prevent you from overeating, thus 'forcing' you to become thin, may be clouded thinking. You will still need to limit your intake of food, and if you don't, then you could face major surgery if the staples pop loose.
So if you're going to have to limit your food intake, then why not do that without having painful surgery that is quite expensive and holds no guarantee of weight loss success AND comes with a basket of potential long-term health problems - some of which may require additional surgery to correct?
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