Bariatric Surgery Dubai- Dr. Girish Juneja, is a well experienced laparoscopic surgeon in Dubai & has a special interest in bariatric surgery. He had his basic laparoscopic training from Ninewells Medical College, Dundee, Scotland & UK
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International Modern Hospital (IMH) Supported the 5th Weight Loss
Show in Dubai
Dubai, UAE, 20th January 2013: International Modern Hospital, a private
general hospital which offers a variety of services with multiple specialties in
Dubai together with its sister concern – Royal Medical Center (JLT)
supported the 5th Weight Loss Show which took place on 17th and 18th
January at Dubai International Marine Club.
Visited by more than 2000 people, the Weight Loss Show was dedicated to
showcasing the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
At the exhibition, IMH offered medical advice on diet and weight loss as well
as gave away vouchers for a free consultation with the Head of Weight loss
center, Dr. Girish Kumar Juneja.
Commenting on the participation, Dr. Girish Juneja, Head of Bariatric department of IMH said, “Participating in this
event was important for IMH to educate the visitors on the problems associated with excessive weight gain. At IMH,
we believe in supporting our patients to reach their weight loss goals. We ensure that our patients are treated with
compassion and respect in a comfortable and reassuring atmosphere.”
IMH has one of the most advanced Bariatric departments designed to help people who are morbidly overweight when
traditional weight loss methods have been unsuccessful. The hospital's bariatric program offers everything from pre-surgical
education, nutrition and lifestyle counseling to surgical solutions to post-surgical support.
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International Modern Hospital (IMH) Supported the 5th Weight Loss
Show in Dubai
Dubai, UAE, 20th January 2013: International Modern Hospital, a private general hospital which offers a
variety of services with multiple specialties in Dubai together with its sister concern – Royal Medical Center
(JLT) supported the 5th Weight Loss Show which took place on 17th and 18th January at Dubai International
Marine Club.
Visited by more than 2000 people, the Weight Loss Show was dedicated to showcasing the benefits of a
healthy lifestyle.
At the exhibition, IMH offered medical advice on diet and weight loss as well as gave away vouchers for a
free consultation with the Head of Weight loss center, Dr. Girish Kumar Juneja.
Commenting on the participation, Dr. Girish Juneja, Head of Bariatric department of IMH said, “Participating
in this event was important for IMH to educate the visitors on the problems associated with excessive weight
gain. At IMH, we believe in supporting our patients to reach their weight loss goals. We ensure that our
patients are treated with compassion and respect in a comfortable and reassuring atmosphere.”
12. IMH has one of the most advanced Bariatric departments designed to help people who are morbidly
overweight when traditional weight loss methods have been unsuccessful. The hospital's bariatric program
offers everything from pre-surgical education, nutrition and lifestyle counseling to surgical solutions to post-surgical
support.
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15. Rise in numbers of youngsters being booked in for weight-loss surgery,... http://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/doctors-see-increase-in-weightloss...
Doctors see increase in weight-loss operations for children in the UAE
Lindsay Carroll
July 5, 2014 Updated: July 6, 2014 07:50:00
DUBAI // Children as young as 12 are being booked in for weight-loss surgery by their parents, doctors say.
And while statistics are difficult to come by because of patient confidentiality and privacy laws, doctors
say they are seeing increasing numbers of young people being brought in for such operations.
Dr Gabi Wazz, specialist obesity surgeon at Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Centre, said he operated on a
12-year-old girl who weighed 140 kilograms.
But Dr Wazz said the girl had six months of counselling before the operation, and that adolescents should
only turn to surgery in extreme cases.
“We did not operate on her lightly,” he told an obesity discussion panel at Dubai Healthcare City last
week.
Dr Girish Juneja, a bariatric surgeon at International Modern Hospital in Dubai, said more parents were
requesting weight-loss surgery for their children.
“I’m operating on a lot of adolescents nowadays,” Dr Juneja said.
But he said he did not operate on children younger than 15, and that most patients were at least 16.
Childhood obesity can lead to hypertension, type 2 diabetes, orthopaedic problems, sleep apnoea and psychosocial problems, said Dr Alaeddin
Saghir, consultant endocrinologist and diabetologist at Abuhammour Medical Centre.
Children and adolescents often experience depression, low self-esteem, bullying and learning problems, Dr Saghir said.
It can also lead to an abnormal amount of cholesterol and fat in the blood, and heart and liver disease.
Weight-loss or bariatric surgery involves removing part of the stomach or inserting a gastric band to reduce its size.
There is a 0.5 per cent risk of mortality, so doctors must consider the health risks of the surgery against those from obesity.
Dr Wazz said psychosocial problems were a valid reason for weight-loss surgery in extreme cases of obesity.
Dr Fuad Ahmed, a bariatric surgeon at Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi, agreed.
“One child told me that when she goes into the classroom they are afraid of her because she is so big,” Dr Ahmed said. “They are rejected by society.
“They are looked at differently. They don’t like to socialise or go out for activities. Some are confined to their room.”
As with adults, bariatric surgery can radically change patients’ lives, he said.
Dr Ahmed said the number of people overall seeking surgery for weight loss has increased, but he was cautious about describing a trend without
specific data, saying most of his patients were in the 20 to 40 age group.
Body mass index (BMI) is measured differently in adults and children. Adults with a BMI above 30 are considered obese, while children and
adolescents are considered obese if their BMI is above the 95 percentile for their age and gender.
People who are obese are often blamed by others for their problem, even though they may be seeking surgery because diet and exercise have not
worked, or they suffer from metabolic problems, Dr Ahmed said.
“Their lives change completely after surgery and not only in their appearance,” he said. “It’s not a cosmetic surgery, it’s a treatment.”
A study last year of 1,400 Emirati pupils in Grades 1 to 12 in Abu Dhabi found 34 per cent of them were overweight.
The highest percentage was among those aged between 11 and 15, at 40.1 per cent, followed by 39 per cent of the 16 to 19 age group, then 22.8 per
cent of those aged between 6 and 10.
lcarroll@thenational.ae
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