Surgery for weight control, altering the passage of food through the stomach and small intestine.
Surgical technique that reduces the size of the stomach and partially ablates the small intestine with the goal of reducing the absorptive capacity of the gastrointestinal system. Other surgical techniques can also be included in this group of techniques designed to help the obese individual reduce their fat stores. Removal of a portion of the omental fat pad, cosmetic surgery to reduce the skin folds after fat is lost, and other procedures can be included in the techniques used by the bariatric surgeon.
An operation to aid an obese person in losing weight by controlling appetite and the ability to absorb food. The word bariatric means “management of weight” in Greek. Bariatric surgery is not considered cosmetic surgery; it involves a procedure that should only be used to eliminate the serious and life-threatening medical problems caused by morbid obesity. A common procedure involves stapling across the upper part of the stomach to reduce the amount of food that the stomach can hold.
Surgical management of morbid obesity. Commonly employed operative procedures are classified either as “restrictive” (because they decrease the size of the stomach) or “malabsorptive” (because they limit absorption of nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract), or both restrictive and malabsorptive.
Medical procedures like gastric bypass or banding surgeries utilized for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes.