Experts emphasized that although surgical methods provide great benefits in getting rid of obesity, which brings with it many serious diseases, the mental health status of the patient should be taken into consideration. General Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. İsmail Özsan said, “We call people whose body mass index is over 35 obese. We apply this surgical method when diet and exercise are not sufficient. Obesity surgery is an operation performed to reduce stomach volume and has different methods. For example, not every patient can undergo gastric sleeve surgery. "If you say, 'Let me reduce the size of the patient's stomach immediately,' you may encounter many problems," he said.
"Common opinion is important"
Noting that the patient's condition should be evaluated by many specialist physicians before the method to be applied in obesity surgery, Op. Dr. İsmail Özsan: “Treatments performed without getting to the root of weight gain can lead to failures and even deaths. In order to avoid such situations, expert teams must work together. In our hospital, a patient who needs obesity surgery is checked by a pulmonologist, cardiologist, psychiatrist, endocrinologist and a dietitian, and the reasons for excess weight are revealed. "In this way, the most successful result is achieved by applying the most appropriate method to the patient," he said.
Op. Dr. İsmail Özsan stated that organs are not cut or taken out in gastric surgery and said, “In gastric sleeve surgery, a large part of the stomach is removed and its volume is reduced. Thanks to the smaller stomach, the person needs to eat less and loses weight. With Mini Gastric Bypass, a small stomach tube is created at the entrance of the stomach and is separated from the rest of the stomach. The main stomach that will be used after the surgery is the new stomach particle that has been turned into a small tube. No organs are cut or removed. There are also diverting surgeries that will reduce the benefits of food entering the stomach without touching the stomach. "Here the person is not negatively affected by food," he said.
General Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. İsmail Özsan said:
“The underlying cause of the patient's weight gain may be hidden depression. These people eat when they feel bad. It's comforting. If gastric sleeve surgery is performed on this patient, the luxury of eating is taken away and the person falls into major depression. We can sadly see situations where people lose weight after surgery and are not happy and are driven to commit suicide. The most appropriate method is the method applied according to the patient's condition. Gastric sleeve surgery is not suitable for every patient. "The patient with depression should not be prevented from eating, they should be diverted by saying that they will eat but will not gain weight."
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