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What Is Weight Loss?

Weight loss is defined as the reduction in body mass and body fat. However, severe cases of weight loss may also involve loss of lean mass, protein, and other substrates in the body. Weight loss can be conscious, like when you go on a diet, or unintentional, when it is linked to a disease like infection or cancer. A conscious effort to reduce weight also involves undergoing weight loss surgeries that are considered the most effective treatments to treat obesity. Moreover, weight loss does not just treat obesity but also prevents other medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, acid reflux, and many more.

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Overview

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When Is Weight Loss Required?
  • When you have high blood pressure and cholesterol
  • When it's painful to get up and walk or take stairs
  • When you're pre-diabetic or have type 2 diabetes
  • When you find exercise challenging.
Benefits Of Losing Weight On Overall Health
  • Helps control diabetes and blood sugar
  • Better heart health
  • Reduced risk of stroke
  • Reduced risk of certain cancers
  • Helps achieve better sleep
Pros of Bariatric Surgery
  • Revocation from type 2 diabetes
  • Better cardiovascular health
  • Improved physical energy
  • Improved blood sugar levels
  • Better quality of life
Pros of Gastric Balloon Treatment
  • A gastric balloon treatment is less expensive than bariatric surgery
  • The gastric balloon treatment is a non-invasive and non-endoscopic medical procedure
  • A gastric balloon is temporary
  • Most patients are candidates for gastric balloon procedures
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Treatment And Procedure of Weight Loss Surgery

Bariatric surgery works by modifying our digestive system. It modifies the stomach, and sometimes the small intestine — to control the calorie quantity you consume and absorb. It lowers the number of hunger signals that move from the digestive system to the brain. But this surgery is not an easy job; it requires adequate preparation and deep-rooted lifestyle changes to be successful.

Types of Bariatric Surgery

The three types of bariatric surgery are mentioned below:

  • Gastric Bypass – A gastric bypass is a procedure where surgical staples are utilized to create a small pouch at the top of the stomach. The pouch is then connected to the small intestine, bypassing the rest of the stomach. This means it takes less food to make you feel full, and you will absorb fewer calories from the food you consume.
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy -A sleeve gastrectomy weight loss procedure removes a substantial part of the stomach (around 80%), so it’s much smaller than before. This means you cannot consume as much as possible before the procedure, and you will feel full sooner.
  • Biliopancreatic Diversion – A biliopancreatic diversion is comparable to a gastric bypass, except the stomach pouch is joined further along the small intestine. This means you will absorb even fewer calories from the food you consume. But it can yield more side effects than a gastric bypass, so it is less commonly used.

Gastric Balloon Treatment And Its Procedure

Gastric Ballooning Treatment is a simple and safest form of weight loss procedure that initiates weight loss by swallowing a soft yet durable gastric balloon into your stomach. This weight loss treatment helps overweight patients eliminate excess weight without surgery. The gastric balloon is a stomach balloon, an inflatable medical device temporarily placed into the stomach that naturally exits the body. The balloon helps induce weight loss by enhancing satiety, slowing gastric emptying, and minimizing the food eaten during each meal.

Non-invasive and non-endoscopic gastric balloon treatment is a promising substitute for traditional endoscopic balloon treatment. Pristyn Care now offers the Allurion Program, using the world’s first swallowable balloon pill. Allurion Gastric Balloon Treatment results can last a lifetime, and you can achieve 95% sustained weight loss in 1 year. It is a 6-month holistic weight-loss program where you will be backed by the Allurion Connected Scale, Health Tracker, and App. So contact Pristyn Care and lose 15% of body weight in ~16 weeks.

Step-By-Step Procedure Under The Gastric Balloon Treatment

  • Physical/online consultation with an experienced doctor. Pristyn Care will help you to get in touch with reliable doctors in Dhaka
  • The doctor will understand your concerns and preconditions and if there is a genuine need for the Allurion Program.
  • During the consultation and at consecutive steps, the healthcare professionals will discuss your weight-loss aims. They will also understand your medical history to confirm that the gastric balloon is good enough for you.
  • If the treatment is apt, a pill balloon is swallowed under the guidance of healthcare experts with a glass of water (without anesthesia or endoscopy)
  • Once the balloon is in place in the stomach, the balloon is inflated with a basic sterile solution, and with quick x-rays, the healthcare personnel confirms that the gastric balloon placement is correct.
  • The gastric balloon then occupies the stomach, giving a sense of fullness and ultimately leading to reduced weight.
  • You are also instructed to follow a nutritional dietary program that helps you maintain balance and reconnect your connection with food. The all-inclusive Allurion Weight Loss Program helps in safe weight loss and gaining healthy habits that will stay for a lifetime.

Bariatric Surgery And Its Procedure

Bariatric surgery is a surgical operation that helps people lose excessive weight and works by modifying our digestive system. It modifies the stomach, and sometimes the small intestine — to control the calorie quantity you consume and absorb. In addition, it lowers the number of hunger signals that move from the digestive system to the brain. But bariatric surgery is not an easy job; it requires adequate preparation and deep-rooted lifestyle changes to be successful.

Before undergoing bariatric surgery, you need to consult a bariatric surgeon. The surgeon will understand your concerns and preconditions and if there is a genuine need for the surgery. In addition, the surgeon will also ask about your medical history, perform a physical exam, and order blood tests if required.

During the consultation and at consecutive steps, the surgeon will discuss your weight-loss aims and which type of bariatric surgery suits you. Bariatric surgery has three kinds: Gastric Bypass, Gastric Sleeve Surgery, and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS). Most types of bariatric surgery are performed using general anesthesia and laparoscopically.

A laparoscope is a small instrument with a camera attached. The laparoscope is inserted through small incisions in the abdomen. The tiny camera on the tip of the laparoscope helps the surgeon see and operate inside the abdomen without making large incisions. Bariatric surgery usually takes several hours, and depending on the type of surgery performed, you may need to stay a few days in the hospital.

Why Pristyn Care?

Delivering Seamless Surgical Experience in Bangladesh

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Pristyn Care is COVID-19 safe

Your safety is taken care of by thermal screening, social distancing, sanitized clinics and hospital rooms, sterilized surgical equipment and mandatory PPE kits during surgery.

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Assisted Surgery Experience

A dedicated Care Coordinator assists you throughout the surgery journey from insurance paperwork, to free commute from home to hospital & back and admission-discharge process at the hospital.

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Medical Expertise With Technology

Our surgeons spend a lot of time with you to diagnose your condition. You are assisted in all pre-surgery medical diagnostics. We offer advanced laser and laparoscopic surgical treatment. Our procedures are USFDA approved.

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Post Surgery Care

We offer free follow-up consultations and instructions including dietary tips as well as exercises to every patient to ensure they have a smooth recovery to their daily routines.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the safest form of weight loss surgery?

Gastric balloon treatment is considered the safest form of weight loss treatment compared to other treatments, including bariatric surgery. It is because it helps obese patients throw off excess weight without surgery.

Are weight loss surgeries safe?

Weight loss surgeries are safe compared to the threats of living with obesity for an entire life. Gastric balloon treatment and bariatric surgery are among the safest and most successful treatments for weight loss.

What is the minimum BMI for weight loss surgery?

The medical guidelines for weight-loss surgery are based on body mass index (BMI). Weight-loss surgery might be an option for an adult with a BMI of 40 or higher. In addition, surgery can also be performed if your BMI is greater than or equal to 35 and you go through weight-related health complications, like type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.

What diagnostic tests are required before weight loss surgery?

The doctor can conduct diagnostic tests like EKG, barium swallow, and stress tests before your weight loss treatment.

What are the restrictions after weight-loss surgery?

Avoid rice, bread, raw vegetables, fresh fruits, and meats that are not easily chewed, like pork and steak. Also, avoid drinking carbonated beverages and chewing ice.

When can I start exercising again after weight loss surgery?

After any weight loss surgery, it is advised to walk. The key is to begin slowly and listen to the body. If you lift weights, stay low-impact for the first month. If you experience pain, stop and relax.

When can I go back to work after weight loss surgery?

After a weight loss treatment like bariatric or gastric ballooning, most patients return to work after 2 to 4 weeks. In the case of gastric balloon treatment, a person can return to work even earlier.

Benefits Of Weight-Loss Treatments

Weight loss treatments like gastric ballooning and bariatric surgery can be highly transformative for people who want to lose weight. These weight loss treatments can result in sustainable weight loss in obese people and those without long-lasting success with other weight loss attempts. However, the advantages of weight loss treatments go beyond just losing weight. Some of the benefits of weight loss surgeries are as follows:

  • Long-term effect of weight loss
  • Improved obesity-related complications
  • Long-term remission for type 2 diabetes
  • Improved cardiovascular health
  • Relief from depression
  • Joint pain relief
  • Eliminate obstructive sleep apnea
  • Improve fertility
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