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Individuals considering weight reduction surgery as a solution to their struggle with severe obesity are best advised to become completely informed before undergoing this serious, life changing procedure. "The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house." (Isaiah 44:13). In fact, since severe obesity tends to be an extremely difficult condition to overcome, many people feel that they should at least dare to consider this very serious undertaking in the attempt to finally win their battle. By the way, overweight people who have this condition are also described as being 'morbidly obese.' And other terms commonly used for this operative procedure are 'obesity surgery' and 'weight loss surgery'. Incidentally, the condition of being severely obese is a condition that is medically classified as 'chronic.' And finally, in this case the term 'morbid' is used to denote the pathological, or diseased, nature of this condition.



In their battle with this disease, before making the decision to attempt weight reduction surgery severely overweight individuals should first obtain a solid foundation of knowledge pertaining to this procedure directly from experts in the field. Hopeful candidates should also bear in mind that the procedure is not guaranteed to be effective in helping any and every person who has this condition. Basically, weight reduction surgery involves altering a person's stomach or small intestine. As a rule, the aim of the procedure is to either cut down on food intake or interrupt the person's process of digestion. When surgeons first began to perform this kind of operation, the weight loss resulted from a process called 'malabsorption'. And the term malabsorption refers to the surgical patient's diminished capacity to absorb nutrition. This lack of absorption stemmed from the fact that, initially, the surgeon performing obesity surgery either took out the intestines or else found an alternate route around them. But this original bypass practice was dropped as a means of weight loss because it also resulted in malnutrition. Besides this, all too often the consequence of this unpredictable type of surgery turned out to be the patient's death.



Fortunately, advances in medical knowledge and surgical technique have resulted in safer methods of weight reduction surgery becoming available. So there are two main types of this procedure that primarily focus on limiting the amount a patient's stomach is able to hold: restrictive and malabsorptive. First of all, restrictive surgical procedure makes an individual's stomach smaller. In other words, part of the patient's stomach is either closed or taken out. And this results in creating the sensation of being too full to eat any more. Second, the malabsorptive method involves surgery performed on the small intestine. For one thing, the small intestine is composed of two segments designated as the 'jejunum' and the 'ileum'. Here, the majority of nutrients and calories are absorbed into the body. So this latter procedure either reconnects the small intestine to another area of the patient's stomach, or else the small intestine's length is shortened. As a result of this, the amount of completely digested food is decreased. And worthy of note: this procedure is usually performed in conjunction with the restrictive one.



For those who are severely obese, weight reduction surgery may be the only viable way to improve their health. Not surprisingly these individuals often suffer, for example, from limitations in body movement as the result of carrying so many pounds. And the result of an obesity procedure is a substantial loss of weight; pathologically obese patients are classified as such when they are a hundred pounds overweight. In other words, these patients have a BMI that is above 40. Specifically, BMI stands for a person's 'body mass index'. And when an individual has a body mass index that is over 40, they can easily fall victim to other diseases, such as diabetes. One advantage is that the substantial loss benefit kicks in immediately after the procedure. An additional advantage is that this accelerated decrease in BMI continues, generally speaking, for the period of at least a year. Besides, weight reduction surgery results in a marked psychological relief for severely overweight individuals who have been subject to years of obesity related stress.



All in all, weight reduction surgery can be very beneficial for some individuals but before this is embraced as a solution experts advise getting complete information from a weight loss surgery information center. There, one is able to consult with experts and learn everything necessary before choosing this life-changing option. In addition, experts advise seeking out individuals who have already undergone this operation. In this way, real-life accounts of the process will help a candidate to better assess whether this is a suitable route for them to pursue. Also, there are forums and chat rooms on the Internet where a person can learn more, including details of life after the operation. In any case, one should only proceed after the risk has been fully understood. For example, extensive changes in the patient's habits will have to be made subsequent to the procedure. As further illustration, one must fully understand that they are running the risk of post-operative complications (such as hernias), nutritional deficiencies (such as anemia), and in a certain cases: death during the procedure. Also, relatively minor side effects such as increased gas, bloating, and nausea must also be taken into consideration prior to the operation. But finally, if the patient who experiences a successful operation fully understands that weight maintenance in the form of proper diet in conjunction with exercise are mandatory for continued success, then weight reduction surgery can bestow the enormous benefit of a healthy life.

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