Bariatric surgery is a treatment option for patients with morbid obesity that helps induce weight loss by altering food digestion and absorption. There are several types of bariatric surgery procedures, including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, biliopancreatic diversion, duodenal switch, and vertical banded gastroplasty. The benefits of bariatric surgery include improvements in health, quality of life, and significant weight loss.

1. BARIATRIC SURGERY

2. CONTENT
● What is bariatric surgery
● BMI
● Types of bariatric surgery
● Benefits
● Cost

3. What is bariatric surgery
● Bariatric surgery is a treatment option for
patients with morbid obesity. This surgery
helps you lose weight by altering your body’s
food digestion and absorption

5. BMI
Obesity is determined according to one’s BMI. BMI measures weight for height of a person. It is a
measure for obesity in numbers.
Weight (in Kgs)
BMI = --------------------------------------------------------
Height (in meters) X Height (in meters

6. Types of Bariatric surgery
● Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
● Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
(LAGB)
● Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD)
● Duodenal switch (DS)
● Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG)

7. Gastric Bypass
● Gastric bypass surgery makes the stomach
smaller and causes food to bypass part of the
small intestine.

9. Gastric Banding

10. Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD)

11. Duodenal switch (DS)

12. Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG)

13. Benefits
● Improvements in health, quality of life, and, of
course, significant weight loss are important
bariatric surgery benefits.

14. Cost
● In India bariatric surgery cost is less than that of
other countries.

15. ● For further information
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