Bariatric surgery helps to lower weight of obese patients. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach, which produces a sense of fullness even when eating small portions of food.
At Christinas Clinic two different surgeries are performed:
- gastric banding, which leaves an inflatable silicone device around the stomach
- gastric bypass, in which case food is diverted past a large part of the stomach
Each method has its pros and cons and the suitable one for You is chosen with the help of the surgeon.
Bariatric surgery at Christinas Clinic is performed by dr Ants Viiklepp.
Surgical methods offer fast and effective weight loss solutions only if the patient follows a healthy lifestyle after the surgery. A varied diet is needed to receive vitamins and minerals. Eating fat food or sweets may not help to lower weight even if the overall consumption of food has reduced. It is therefore necessary that the patient follows the doctor’s as well as a nutritional expert’s advice after the surgery.
Gastric band
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Gastric bypass
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| Moderate results of weight loss |
Best results of weight loss |
| Simple and safe surgical procedure, low risk of complications |
Highest risk of side effects and complications |
| No anatomical changes are made |
Anatomical changes are made |
| Reversible and adjustable |
Irreversible |
| A foreign body is placed around the stomach |
No foreign body is placed |
| Does not affect nutritional deficiencies, because the small intestine is left intact |
Affects nutritional deficiencies because the small intestine is partially left out from the digestive process |
| Reduces faster because the stomach becomes filled faster |
Reduces faster because 1) the stomach becomes filled faster 2) production of ‘hunger hormones’ is slowed down |
| Stay in hospital 2-5 days |
In the absence of complications, stay in hospital 2-5 days |
| Recovery period 1-2 weeks |
Recovery period 1 month |
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