ASIAN CENTRE FOR BARIATRIC & METABOLIC SURGERY

Bariatric Surgery/ Weight Loss Surgery
Weight-loss surgery is a lifesaving and life-changing treatment for severely obese patients who have not had success with traditional, medically supervised weight-loss strategies such as diet modification, exercise, and/ or medication.
Effects of Obesity

High blood pressure
High level of triglycerides
Type 2 diabetes (sugar)
Heart diseases like stroke, paralysis etc.
Arthritis
Obstructive sleep apnea (snoring)
Cancer and early death are two major impacts of obesity.
Bariatric and Weight Loss Surgery Eligibility for Bariatric Surgery:
Countless people would like to lose weight, but only those whose heavy weight possesses a threat to their lives (the severely or “morbidity” obese) are considered viable candidates for undergoing bariatric surgery.
Diagnosis and treatment of severe obesity starts based on a patient’s body mass index or ratio of fat to lean body mass. In general, severely obese are those who have a BMI greater than 35.
To qualify for bariatric surgery in the Indian subcontinent, patients must typically:
Have a minimum BMI of 35 for at least five years, or a minimum BMI of 33.5 with significant medical complications related to obesity, known as co-morbidities
Be between the ages of 18 and 65 years. Patients older or younger may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
In addition to our highly proficient team of surgeons, the multi-disciplinary team complementing the entire bariatric treatment procedure includes:
Endocrinologists
Gastroenterologists
Psychologists
Dieticians
Physiotherapists
Our Procedures

Adjustable gastric banding
Sleeve gastrectomy
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Revisional surgery
In addition to weight loss treatment and surgery, we at Asian Hospital also perform body-contouring procedures to remove excess skin and reshape the body to its desired proportions following weight-loss surgery.