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OBESITY SURGERY

What is Laparoscopic bariatric surgery?

The bariatric surgery(obesity treatment) is mainly for people who have a body mass index (BMI) of more than 30. This body mass index is the main criterion on which the eligibility of bariatric surgery is considered such as,
1. Patient has a BMI of 30-35 with serious health issues related to obesity,
2. Patient has a BMI of 35-40 along with serious health issues related to obesity (such as heart disease) and last
3.Patient has a BMI of 40 or more.

How Does Weight loss surgery work?

The principle of this weight loss surgery is to confine the intake of food and drink and to limit the absorption of the food in the intestine. This reduction of nutrients and calorie absorption enables the patient to lose weight. In this modern medical era, some teens and adults are potential patients for minimally invasive laparoscopic bariatric surgery. This is more advantageous than the other types of weight loss surgery options.

Laparoscopic Bariatric surgery (weight-loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. This weight-loss operation proceeds by reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted medical device (gastric banding) or through the removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery).

In the trial conducted by Swedish prospective, patients with (BMI) 34 or more for men and 38 or more for women underwent various types of bariatric surgery and were followed for an average of 11 years. Surgery patients had a 23.7% reduction in mortality (5.0% vs. 6.3% control).

GEM’s expertise in Obesity Surgery:

A study done by the best bariatric surgeons of GEM Hospital on the effects of Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass showed a three-fold improvement in the quality of life of patients following the procedure. Similar trends have been shown by different studies across the continents.

One more recent study done at GEM hospital on the impact of bariatric surgery on female reproductive health showed significant improvement in menstrual abnormalities associated with PCOD and primary infertility. The other benefits that have been noted include improvement in diabetes, hypertension, fatty liver disease, disease, sleep apnea, etc. This was predominantly done by our expert team of best laparoscopic surgeons in Chennai.

The medical practice normally suggests that the teens and adults who have undergone this laparoscopy weight loss surgery have shown improvements in their health by reduction of weight to some level. The patient who has taken this surgery has to be prepared for the changes in their lifestyle that too specifically in food habits. There are some significant benefits for the patients after the surgery that is, reduction of weight, maintaining unhealthy cholesterol levels without crossing the limit, pain reduction in knee and hip, etc, thus resulting the patients to move freely and be physically active to take part in their normal chores of life.

Hence, bariatric surgery using laparoscopy technique from Gem hospital, the best obesity surgery centre in Coimbatore and Chennai not only helps in increasing the overall survival but the overall quality of life of an individual. In addition to providing a world- class obesity treatment in India, they have been performing the best weight loss surgery in Chennai. Bariatric surgery cost has been made affordable to the masses while also ensuring complete recovery with shorter hospital stays with definite results here.

Diabetes Surgery | Obesity treatment

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is an important component of metabolic syndrome which includes obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. The concept takes origin from Bariatric (also called Obesity surgery) which was initially intended to treat Obesity permanently. But it was noticed that most patients with diabetes, this was completely cured over a follow up of 10-15 yrs. Further research and scientific data from our Institute and other pioneer institutes in the world have shown that this was related to certain hormonal changes that bring diabetes under remission permanently. Hence this hormonal concept was further studied and the results have shown promising results in control of diabetes even in patients using large doses of insulin and also inadequate control in-spite of various medication usage. Hence this is ideally suited for those patients who want to get rid of their insulin shots and also not able to achieve diabetes remission in-spite of maximum medical therapy.

Especially with India becoming the diabetic capital and more and more usage of insulin this diabetic surgery is possibly the only solution in this subgroup of patients. A recent Level I evidence that compared Bariatric surgery and medical therapy has clearly shown that surgery for diabetes provides most effective diabetic control in the short and long term compared to medical therapy.

GEM Obesity & Diabetes Surgery Centre holds pride to have performed the largest numbers of such surgeries in Asia and the only centre experienced to perform all kinds of such operations including novel procedures like Laparoscopic Duodenojejunal bypass, Laparoscopic ileal Interposition, etc.

Gem Hospital – Best Laparoscopic Surgeon in Chennai

Dr. C. Palanivelu

MS, MCh, DNB, FACS, FRCS(Hon) Ed.,

Dr. P. Praveen Raj

MS, DNB (GEN SUR), DNB (SURG GASTRO), FALS (HONS), FMAS, FICS, FACS, PHD

Dr. Saravana Kumar

MS, FMAS.

Dr. A.M. Karthik Kumar

DOS MD, D.CARD, D.DIAB

Gem Hospital Achievements in Bariatric Surgery

GEM Obesity & Diabetes Surgery Centre is now the proud recipient of South India’s FIRST Bariatric Surgery Centre of Excellence (BSCOE) designation in India.

With the blessings of Dr.C.Palanivelu, a pioneer in the field of laparoscopy and considered to be one of the greatest surgeons of all times, Dr. P. Praveen Raj has taken the department to great heights, not just in par but better than most centres’ around the globe. Praveen Raj is the only surgeon in south India to be branded as the Bariatric Surgeon of Excellence in this part of the globe.

Dr. Praveen Raj and his team are credited with performing over 3500 bariatric surgical procedures with the largest numbers of Single Incision surgeries in the country, which includes all varieties of procedures including laparoscopic cholecystectomy, obesity surgery to even complicated cancer surgeries like cancer rectum, colon, etc. He has also performed the first single incision laparoscopic Roux en Y Gastric Bypass in the country with the credit of having the largest numbers in the country in this surgery. When countries are facing the problems of lack of coordination between surgeons and physicians, his efforts have made him author the “Bariatric Surgery Practice Guide