Bariatric surgery in San Antonio  has become the most effective and permanent weight reduction treatment. After bariatric surgery, one’s quality of life usually improves significantly, as do obesity-related conditions like sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and other medical problems. For those people who are unsuccessful with traditional medically supervised weight-loss strategies such as diet modification, exercise, or medication, bariatric surgery may be a lifesaving and life-changing treatment. Based on the type of the surgery, other medical conditions, and lifestyle modifications, the amount of weight you lose may vary.

Three Categories of Bariatric Surgery

Restrictive surgeries

Restrictive surgeries includes three procedures,

• The Lap-Band® procedure,
• The sleeve gastrectomy and
• The vertical banded gastroplasty.

These three techniques physically limit the amount of food intake by the patient and reduce the size of the stomach or the amount it can expand.

Combined Procedures

Combined procedures include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch. These procedures limit food consumption and decrease absorption of calories.

Malabsorptive Procedures with Some Restrictions

In this method, a large portion of the small intestine is bypassed and allows the food you eat to pass through only a part of the small intestine and does not come in contact with the bypassed portion of the small intestine. This surgical leads to tremendous weight loss is not widely used, because there is more risk of nutritional deficiencies.

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