Who is a Candidate for Bariatric Surgery in India?

A person whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is >40 or BMI >35 with severe diseases can go for bariatric surgery in India. However, this is not only the criteria that make one suitable for this surgery. The hospitals have some screening policies which the patients need to follow and without them he can’t be eligible for Bariatric surgery.

- The candidate should be ready to make lifestyle changes involving his diet and physical workout.

- He should be aware of the risks and complications associated with the surgery.
- He should be committed for regular follow ups so that he doesn’t gain weight again in future.

Bariatric surgery procedure can either be performed openly or minimally invasive depending on your health conditions and your doctor’s decision. However it is advantageous if laparoscopic surgery is done as it causes less blood loss, reduced pain, faster recovery and lesser hospital stay. Few small incisions are made in this method and surgical instruments are inserted through them. The surgeon gets the images of inside ​the body and then performs the operation. Continue reading...

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Bariatric Surgery in India - The Permanent Solution for Obesity & Diabetes

What is Bariatric Surgery?
Bariatric Surgery or Weight Loss Surgery is the method in which your stomach’s intake is restricted in order to make sure that your stomach takes a small amount of food only. The less food you intake, the more weight you lose. This is called Restrictive Weight Loss Surgery.
Another way this method uses is by limiting the intake of certain nutrients or limiting the absorption of certain nutrients from different food. This is termed as Malabsorptive Surgery. Bariatric Surgery is any of these or a combination of both.

Who can undertake Bariatric Surgery?
Bariatric Surgery is advised to people who are looking for faster weight Loss like people suffering from obesity and people with type 2 diabetes. The first thing you need to check on before adopting for Weight Loss Surgery is that, do you have BMI rate 35 or higher? Only, then you’re eligible for Bariatric Surgery.
Are you a heart patient or have any other major disease? Have you tried all methods to reduce weight?
Such questions are asked when you opt for Bariatric Surgery, as your Bariatric Surgeon wants to make sure that you don’t have any harmful effects after surgery. To continue reading visit source link 

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International Patient Sharing Bariatric Surgery Experience in India

Are you planning for your Bariatic treatment in India? Wow that's great! Medical tourism in India is one of the best option available for people all over the world. My blog is all about weight loss surgery in India specially for the international patient who are looking to go for weight loss treatment in India. It's always become very hard to take final decision weather to go or not for treatment in other countries. To get this solved I would like to say that India stand as one the best and most popular destination for medical tourism all across the globe. Reason why, because India has the most number of best physicians/surgeons with best practice, offer the lowest cost medical treatment, offers state-of-the-art facilities and more.

I would like to share with you what international patients experience throughout there treatment in India. We have video of International patient who came for weight loss surgery in India. His bariatric surgery is done at Asians largest single specialty hospital "Asian Bariatrics". Lets see his experience and what he is saying about medical tourism for bariatric surgery in India.