The worldwide obesity rate increases day by day, so do the surgical weight loss options. WHO stated that obesity rates have doubled since 1980 with more than 1 billion people who are overweight and around 300 million people who are clinically obese. No wonder more and more people are opting for bariatric surgery New York.

The most popular operations performed today are laparoscopic, gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Laparoscopic and open gastric bypass have equal success rates in reducing excess weight and improving or resolving co-morbid conditions. The patients undergoing Bariatric surgery cannot withstand anesthesia as they have cardiovascular disease and if they are intolerable to diseases like hepatic insufficiency and pulmonary, unbalanced psychiatric sickness, then they are not eligible for the procedure.

When it comes to the surgical options for obesity, bariatric surgery is considered as the most effective one when compared to any other surgical option available today. Some of the significant bariatric include restrictive procedures, Predominant malabsorptive surgical procedures as well as the combined restrictive/malabsorptive procedures. Each of these options has several variations.

Restrictive procedures as the name suggest these procedures restricts food intake by reducing the size of the stomach. After the procedure is done, the person feels fullness even after consuming less quantity of food. The two main restrictive procedures for obesity are the Adjustable Gastric Banding (ABG) and the Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG). The former involves the placement of an inflated silicone device around the upper portion of stomach.

Many low-income countries are known to have many world-class hospitals and clinics that will provide the same healthcare standards you would expect in the Western hospitals. Some top-notch medical facilities in countries like Thailand, Mexico and Argentina have earned high reputation for providing excellent quality weight loss treatments at relatively low prices.

The goal of this procedure is sustained, long-term weight loss. It takes time, effort, determination and courage to face all challenges raised by the weight loss journey that starts with this procedure. People used to being obese and being treated as obese, find themselves looked at and treated entirely differently over the course of only one year. They hardly recognize their own body and often do not know how to respond to the changed treatment coming from friends, family and strangers on the street.

The combined restrictive/malabsorptive procedures make use of both aspects of other options (restrictive and predominant malabsorptive procedures). They reduce the size of the stomach and also bypass the duodenum. A typical malabsoptive surgical procedure is consists of Fobi pouch, gastric bypass surgery, biliopancreatic diversion, and duodenal switch.

Due to the medical tourism boom in the developing countries, the healthcare providers are offering weight loss surgeries at much lower prices without compromising the quality of care.

During the second stage after the procedure is performed you can add full liquid to your diet plan. In the third stage, the food materials are mixed until it turns soft in consistency. This stage is also called pureed foods. In the fourth stage and before considering the regular diet, you can add solid food to your eating plan.