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Bariatric Surgery – Get a healthier body

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Is your high BMI worrying you? Have all your efforts to reduce weight met with constant failure? If so, weight loss surgeries might be the way to go. Bariatric surgery involves various surgical procedures for inducing weight loss by restricting food intake and absorption. This is done by manipulating the size of stomach and intestine. The procedures involved under bariatric surgery vary depending on the extent of weight loss intended and preference of the candidate undergoing the procedure. They are known to enable weight loss in the range of 25% to 90%. Here is an overview of the different procedures involved in bariatric surgery. Sleeve Gastrectomy  A procedure performed to reduce weight in highly obese patients, sleeve gastrectomy involves stapling a part of the stomach vertically to limit food intake. This creates a small pouch in place of the normal stomach and the remaining part is removed. Banded Sleeve Gastrectomy These are
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Lose Unwanted Fat with Liposuction

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Getting in shape takes a lot of hard work and perseverance. Yet, after all this, stubborn fat deposits remain stuck up at certain parts of our body, marring our total body figure. It is in these situations where techniques like liposuction become popular. A cosmetic procedure, liposuction involves the procedure of breaking up of fat cells and sucking it out, with the help of thin and blunt tipped tubes called cannula. These tubes are inserted into the skin through small incisions made at the site of fat deposits. The fat is suctioned out with the help of a high powered vacuum while the tube is moved over the targeted area. Liposuction is also known by different names such as lipoplasty, lipectomy, liposculpture suction and lipo. Liposuction is popularly done to remove fat from thighs, abdomen, buttocks, calves, upper arms, back and so on. Unlike popular belief, liposuction is not a weight loss treatment. Liposuction Procedure The procedure of liposuction is conduc
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Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Bariatric Surgery – A Long Term Solution For Weight Loss

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Many of us can relate to the struggle of dieting and exercise to lose the couple of extra pounds, just to fit into our favourite dress. In many cases, inspite of all the hardwork and turning a blind to our favourite cuisines, the numerals on the weight machine remains the same. Bariatric surgery is a group of surgical procedures for those of us who had our heart broken by the above-mentioned phenomena! Obesity not only hurts our aesthetic sentiments, it invites a horde of other diseases as well. The procedures in bariatric surgery helps in long term weight loss while relieving related disorders like blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis and so on. Bariatric surgery is done laparoscopically and hence is simpler and painless, when compared to conventional surgeries. The recovery period is shorter as well. They are known to bring about a loss of about 70-90% of excess weight, though the results are not instantaneous. Should I get a bariatric surgery? Bariatric surgery
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Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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