Mar
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Surgical Solutions to Obesity
Filed Under Body Care, Health & Fitness, Health Advisors, Treatments, Weight Loss
Obesity is one of the common weight problems that many people are struggling with. Though this problem is quit widespread, there is a solution to it. Along with proper diet and exercises, surgical solutions to obesity have been tested and proven to be most effective.
One of the surgical procedures for obesity is called sleeve mastectomy. In this procedure, the stomach is slit like a sleeve. The aim is to reduce weight through a reduction of the size of the stomach. He hunger causing hormones called Ghrelins can also be removed during this procedure.
Another obesity surgery is Gastric bypass. During this procedure, the stomach pocket is reduced to leave space that can only fit a volume of 25 – 30 cubic centimeters of food. The other procedure is known as Gastric band procedure which involves placing a silicone band around the top part of the stomach to control amount of food entering the stomach
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