Obesity

Obesity, Weight Loss & Bariatric Surgery Istanbul Turkey

Obesity is one of the most common diseases in the world, especially in the last decade. This is a very serious health issue as it causes many acute or chronic fatal diseases as well as problems with the body.

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Obesity is the situation of the person that the amount of fat mass in the body is excessively increased compared to the lean mass containing other components such as bone, muscle and water. The most basic symptom of obesity disease is excessive fatty tissue accumulation in the body. And this excessive increase in adipose tissue may cause many chronic diseases such as insulin resistance and diabetes.

Obesity can be prevented or treated with slimming diets and some applications that support the diet. However, in severe obesity patients when there is a high risk of serious complications, treatment can be performed with obesity surgery, which is also called as bariatric surgery that include sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-y gastric bypass, stomach reduction, and non surgical stomach balloon.

Typical symptoms of the obesity include; sweating, quick fatigue, shortness of breath, snoring and sleep apnea, skin problems, back and joint pain, psychological problems and decreased self-esteem.

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Obesity or Weight Loss treatment and surgery is also known as Bariatric Surgery. It is the field of interventions made in the digestive system to reduce the food intake capacity of the stomach or to reduce the nutrient absorption in order to reach the ideal weight of obese and obese patients.

While each body condition of the patients are unique, it is necessary to determine the surgery and treatment from patient to patient individually. So the surgeons determines the methods and surgeries regarding the general condition of the patient, body mass index, existing diseases.

Obesity surgery is performed with laparoscopic techniques. It is also known as closed, bloodless or knifeless surgery. With the help of special camera devices connected to monitors, the surgeon can observe the inside of the abdomen without causing a large wound in the patient’s abdomen and can perform the surgical procedure more quickly and easily.

Obesity surgeries usually take 60-80 minutes. With such new techniques like laparoscopic techniques, you will experience fewer health problems, the hospital stay will be shorter like 3 days, and you will return to your normal life in 1 to 3 weeks as the recovery process is faster than those who have surgery with traditional-open ones.

Sleeve Gastrectomy

Sleeve gastrectomy is the most performed surgery method and performed by removing approximately 75-80% of the entire stomach. Since most of the stomach is surgically removed, the amount of food consumed is limited. In sleeve gastrectomy surgery, since the fundus region of the stomach, where ghrelin is produced, is removed, appetite decreases and weight loss occurs.

This method is a restrictive type of surgery and provides weight loss by reducing food intake. The effect of sleeve gastrectomy on diabetes and hypertension is also quite high.

Gastric Bypass

Gastric bypass is the surgery performed in the form of bypassing a large part of the stomach, leaving a very small part of the stomach just after the esophagus. The small intestine is brought to the stomach part in accordance with the technique and sutured. Therefore, both the stomach volume decreases and some of the intestines are disabled. And with method, blood sugar control of insulin-dependent diabetics is also regulated more effectively.

Gastric Balloon
Gastric Balloon is one of the easy to apply one among the controlled weight loss programs. It can also be safely applied.

Gastric Banding Surgery

This is applied by a band placed around the stomach, approximately 3-4 cm below the junction of the esophagus and the stomach.

Duodenal Switch Surgery

Duodenal Switch, also known as biliopancreatic diversion surgery, is a highly absorptive and partially volume-restricting surgery.

Who is a Candidate for Obesity Surgery?

The primary treatment for obesity is diet and exercise. Losing weight with personalized diet programs and exercise is the healthiest way. But we know that losing weight is unfortunately not easy and often the lost weight cannot be maintained. In the studies, only 4 of 100 patients who were given regular diet and exercise therapy were able to maintain the weight they lost after 1 year. It is determined according to the consensus decisions published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1991:

Obese patients with a Body Mass Index > 40 kg/m2
Obese patients with a Body Mass Index > 35 kg/m2 and with systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep-apnea, heart disease, polycystic ovary etc.

Advantages of Obesity, Weight Loss & Bariatric Surgery in Istanbul Turkey

Istanbul in Turkey is one of the top choices in the world for obesity, weight loss treatment, bariatric surgery. Majority of the medical tourists visit Istanbul and Turkey for this treatment and surgery from the Middle East, Gulf and European countries.

The surgeons in Turkey are also one of the most popular and well-known ones in the world. Y