“Tell me Mike, how do you expect me to face Mr. Spitzer, who has already waited ten weeks for an answer from his insurance company, and tell him that the earliest we can operate on him is in three months’ time? You know that he is struggling to make this drastic commitment, and we are just making life more difficult for him,” Dr. Crawler said to his head surgeon. “We urgently need to do something about this. This is not the first time that I have had to deal with such an unpleasant situation, and I am sure this will not be the last.” Dr. George Crawler, one of the leading bariatric surgeons in the country, founded the Bariatric Surgery Center at…
The difference between the gastric bypass and the Lap-band are that they both restrict the amount of food intake but the gastric bypass reroutes where the stomach and part of the intestines connect causing temporary malabsorption. The lap-band only restricts the amount of food intake. With any surgery or alteration to the body system there introduces the possibilities of complications and all surgeries come with risk.…
The most common procedures done on the digestive system today are for weight loss the gastric bypass or bariatric surgery and the lap band procedure. Of these two, the lap band is considered the less invasive. Gastric bypass is done to reduce the size of the stomach to the size of a small pouch, able to hold only ounces of food or drink. The stomach is joined to the jujenum diverting food so it has a shorter distance to travel through the intestines.…
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Liposuction and gastric bypass surgery are both invasive procedures that offer positive results in the treatment of weight loss for obese patients. As with any invasive procedure, both liposuction and gastric bypass surgery offer an assortment of possible risks factors. The potential risks factors associated with liposuction and gastric bypass surgery, range from minimal common complications to extreme and possibly fatal outcomes. However, after considerable thought and reason, I would consider gastric bypass surgery to be overall more efficient compared to liposuction as a weight loss treatment for obese patients. Liposuction is not the best option for reducing weight in the obese because liposuction only removes some adipose tissue (fat)…
Obesity is an epidemic that greatly affects over 50% of the American population. The reasons for this epidemic are numerous, from the growing trend of the super-sized meal to the intense laziness of the average American. It is this inherent laziness that leads many Americans to look for a quick fix to the problem of obesity; this has resulted in the increasing popularity of cosmetic surgeries to "cure" someone of the obesity. Gastric bypass surgery is the leading remedy for this particular problem.…
An issue that I faced just over two months ago forced me to make a hard and concisions decision. Two months ago, I was told that my fiancé had to have triple bypass surgery. At this point of time my family had just moved to kingwood in a huge home with a major increase in bills. My fiancé wanted to hold off on the surgery to earn more income before the procedure, but I was defiantly against it. My major issue with the surgery was the down time for my fiancé because I need an estimate time of how long bills were going to be an issue.…
Many of the obvious consequences of obesity are quietly infiltrating our everyday life. When exercises and diets fail to effectively treat people with extreme and excessive obesity, bariatric surgeries are recommended. Two of the laparoscopic surgeries - gastric banding and gastric bypass will be compared in this essay. Analyzing in terms of surgery complexity, dietary modification and potential problems, proved that gastric banding is better than gastric bypass.…
Health issues: If you have other health problems like, cardiac disease, lung problem, diabetes, liver problem, or any blood related disease, then tell your doctor, because any surgery with such health conditions can cause complication to your health. You doctor will fist bring these problems under control, and then he/she will carry the surgical procedure.…
In this paper I will discuss an article from the Seattle Press written by Associated Press Medical Writer Lindsay Tanner. I will discuss the statistical procedures used in the study and provide an analysis of the conclusions both the researchers and the reporter drew from the study results to consider the statistical significance of the data presented.…
Ordinarily, bariatric surgery is performed on people who are morbidly overweight, with a body mass list of 40 or greater, or have a serious health…
Although cosmetic surgery may seem like a good decision for a young teen seeking confidence, teens do not make the necessary educated decision for their surgery. Teens are very indecisive and change their ideas of what they want very quickly, day to day, or even hour to hour. (Ulene, par.8) Teens do not take the time to find out what they are dealing with and may walk in to the situation with an ignorant mindset. There should be extensive research as well as consultations with a surgeon before committing to undergo surgery. Most teens consider surgery without understanding what actually goes with it. They tend to overlook the cons of the situation or even ignore it because of the obsession of the idea. Surgery is a very serious issue and should…
Being over weight has taught me that there’re some people that are very cruel to over weight people. It’s amazing how differently people will treat you because of your size. Although there are some people that do mean no harm, that’s not how everybody feels. In most cases, people tend to be understanding when it comes to interacting with over weight people. I’ve learned that overweight people are not the only one’s who feel the stresses of them being overweight.…
Gastric bypass surgery is used to help treat obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and a number of other illnesses. From my research I have found that 15% percent of patients suffer complications and 0.5 % has died within six months of surgery due to complications. Mortality is a danger of gastric bypass. Anastomotic leakage, the leakage from the surgical connection between the stomach and the bowel, can occur. If it is a minor leak, it can be treated by antibiotics. However, if the leakage is severe, an additional surgery to stop the leak will be needed. Anastomotic stricture can also occur. While your anastomosis heals, a scar tissue forms. It naturally shrinks over time. The food passing through keeps it stretched. Sometimes it shrinks so much that a gastroendoscope needs to be performed to stretch it back out This may need to be done numerous times before its corrected.…
Specific Purpose: I want to inform my audience to understand what gastric bypass is, what their benefits are, and who it affects.…