Choosing your ideal weight loss surgery is highly dependent on your weight loss goals, your health condition, the surgeon’s recommendation and the ability to afford the cost of the procedure. It is important to consult with your doctor who would only recommend the surgery if you fully understand the risks involved and are unable to successfully lose weight by other means. The doctor may advise weight loss surgery options if you have a BMI of 40 or more, or if you have a lower BMI but have a serious health condition related to obesity such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes etc.

Types of weight loss surgeries and Their Effects

Several latest weight loss surgery procedures are lifesaving that is more effective with dedicated changes to lifestyle including your diet and exercise routine. Some common stomach weight loss surgery include:

• Restrictive surgery involves shrinking the size of your stomach to slow down digestion. Shrinking the stomach allows your stomach to hold as little as an ounce of food instead of the normal 3 ounces, which enable you to effectively lose weight since the less food your stomach, holds, the less you eat hence the more weight you lose.
• Malabsorptive surgery also called the gastric bypass is a procedure that changes your intake of food. It involves the removal or the bypass of part of your digestive tract giving you a smaller stomach while inhibiting your body from absorbing calories. It is not advisable as it arises into numerous side effects and risks such as infections, blood clots, pneumonia, bleeding ulcer, development of gallstones and gastrointestinal hemorrhage
• One of the latest stomach weight loss surgery procedures involves the implantation of an electrical device on the nerves connecting body organs to the brain conveying vital information to the brain. The electrical device interrupts nerve signals from transmitting signals from the stomach to the brain prompting weight loss by stopping eating.