Experts warn about stomach reduction operations: The operation should be performed after certain conditions are met.
Üsküdar University NPİSTANBUL Brain Hospital General Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Şerafettin Özer underlined that the operation, called bariatric, obesity surgery or stomach reduction surgery, can be performed if the conditions are met.
Op. Dr. Şerafettin Özer stated that bariatric surgery is performed in obesity and metabolic diseases, if the conditions are met, for the patient to lose weight or for the treatment of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
Obesity surgery is performed under these conditions
Op. Dr. Şerafettin Özer listed the conditions required for obesity surgery as follows:
“The patient must be overweight. If the Body Mass Index (BMI) is over 40 kg/square meter, if the BMI is between 35-40 kg/square meter, in the presence of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and liver diseases, which are complications related to obesity, in case of failure in medically supervised diet and psychological It is carried out in case of stability. The person must meet these conditions. When all of these conditions come together, bariatric surgery or metabolic surgery can be performed.”
This is a team work
If the patient meets these conditions, a detailed examination will be performed by a team. Op. and noted that after the research, the decision was made for surgery. Dr. Şerafettin Özer said, “It is important to evaluate the patient internally, surgically and psychiatrically before the operation. It is necessary to have a detailed examination in terms of endocrine or internal medicine and to be evaluated by a psychiatrist because it is very important for the patient to be psychologically stable. The patient's condition should be examined by a team including a general surgeon. Depending on the results of the detailed evaluation made by this team, the decision to perform the surgery should be made. If these conditions are not met, it cannot be performed; we call these indications for surgery. "Surgery will be beneficial when it meets the indications," he said.
The preparation period for the operation is important
There is a preparation period before obesity surgery. Noting that the process is necessary, Op. Dr. Şerafettin Özer said, “The patient should be informed about what to expect after the surgery, how to change his lifestyle, and what to eat and drink. It should be evaluated whether the patient can adapt to the next process,” he said.
Talking about the recovery process in obesity surgery, Op. Dr. Şerafettin Özer said, “The patient will recover surgically in a week if there are no complications. However, it is important to follow the subsequent process in obesity and metabolic surgery, which is the reason for surgery. In other words, in order to have permanent and continuous results in the treatment, the diet program must be followed for at least a year,” he said. Op. also draws attention to the things the patient should do and the points he should pay attention to before and after the operation. Dr. Şerafettin Özer said, “Since this operation is a team and process work, the patient must adjust his entire lifestyle accordingly, from the beginning of the surgery to the post-operative period. He should plan his eating and drinking according to the conditions told to him. He must comply with the diet program prepared for him and be under constant control. "It is very important to keep the patient under control within a year after the surgery," he warned.
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