Laparoscopic bariatric surgery creates small incisions in the patient’s abdomen. Having the surgery with this method means your surgeon inserts the devices into the stomach through these small incisions. After the surgery, mini-surgical scars remain in certain parts of the people. Still, some people don’t like gastric sleeve scars and want them to fade away as soon as …
What is BMI? How is it calculated? BMI is a measure of body fat that shows the ideal weight of each individual according to the body’s height and weight ratio. This value varies according to gender and age. Obesity, which is now increasing due to the popularity of sedentary life and the consumption of fast food, can …
Morbid obesity, as the name suggests, is considered a disease that develops because of gaining excess weight much more weight than your ideal body weight. This condition negatively affects the immune system, nervous system, psychology, and blood vessel system. This disease begins with gaining fat and as it becomes worse, the excessive weight gain reduces …
Is Gastric Bypass Diet Effective Without the Surgery? If you want to follow the gastric bypass diet without surgery, of course, it is possible to follow the diet. There are many people who have managed to lose weight with this method. However, you should not expect rapid weight loss as gastric bypass patients experience. Obese …
Practical Gastric Sleeve Recovery Tips Passing the gastric sleeve recovery period is not a piece of cake, but it can become more convenient if you think about everything beforehand and prepare yourself. You should take care of your mental health by visiting a psychiatrist and having your own support group. Before the surgery date, you …
Why Gastric Botox in Turkey? Botox or Botulinum Toxin has been used widely for the treatment of obesity over the last decade. But unfortunately, it’s not accounted as one of the affordable procedures even though the process is simpler than the other bariatric options and the effects are not permanent. The high price urges patients …
Different Types of Obesity To solve a problem, first, you need to know its causes. Obesity, as a serious risk factor for many diseases, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, high blood glucose, liver cancer, and many more health issues, is a big challenge for almost 650 million adults in the world. But to …
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Obalon Gastric Balloon The Obalon gastric balloon is a type of balloon used for the treatment of obesity. As I’ve mentioned before in the guide about gastric balloon procedures, people who do not have very severe obesity do not need to undergo invasive types of bariatric surgery. Instead, having gastric balloons temporarily in their bodies helps them lose …
What Happens if I Smoke Before and After Bariatric Surgery? Studies demonstrate smoking after bariatric surgery has low or no effects on weight loss outcomes. However, it causes serious problems for patients including increased risk of ulcers, pulmonary complications, infections, strokes, and heart attack, and also reducing the pace of wound healing. Not quitting in …
How Is Eating Out After Bariatric Surgery? Bariatric patients should not assume their post-op life is like torture. Many of my patients ask about eating out after bariatric surgery and whether they can do it or not. The direct answer is, yes you can. But you need to bear in mind one major rule: choose …
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