Year after year, the demand for weight loss surgery is increasing in the UK and worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by 2015 about 2.3 billion adults worldwide are overweight and 700 million will be obese. According nhs.uk, the prevalence of obesity in England is one of the highest in the European Union with a little over a quarter of adults (26% of men and women of 16 years or more) that are classified as obese in 2010.
The steady increase of weight loss surgeries performed has done this type of elective surgery with a coverage target of media and public social debates. Chances are you know someone who has had surgery or if you know someone who knows someone who has had surgery. The media in the UK and around the world, daily, that is, a politician or a celebrity successes or failures of the average person. The stories vary from patient mentions horror stories to save lives of complications after surgery went wrong.
Sensationalism in the media often distorts the facts and myths of weight loss surgery that makes it difficult for potential patients to make an informed decision. To make an informed decision, patients should consult a bariatric surgeon to discuss your specific needs and requirements. But, before consulting with a surgeon, it is important to distinguish between fiction and reality. Here are the 5 Myths Debunked.
1 - the weight loss surgery is the easy way.
Nothing is further from the truth of the above statement. There is nothing easy about it. Patients undergoing bariatric surgery have to endure changes in diet and life dramatically. During the first 4 weeks after surgery, you are able to eat liquids and pureed food. Failure to follow the advice of your dietitian or nutritionist postoperatively, may suffer from nausea, cramps, vomiting syndrome, or other difficulties in digestion dumping. Once you have mastered their power, they have to start exercising regularly in the shadow of extra weight. Weight loss surgery is a tool that when combined with a healthy diet and exercise help obese patients achieved a healthy weight.
2 - The weight loss surgery is very risky.
Common general partners bariatric surgery with a high risk of death, but it's just reality. According to a recent report NBSR (National Register of bariatric surgery in the United Kingdom), weight loss surgery is safe, with a mortality rate of 0.1% in total and surgical complication rate of 2.6%. The main reasons why the majority of patients undergoing surgery are the health hazards associated with morbid obesity. In the long term it is more risky to stay obese as having the weight loss surgery.
3 - You Will Never Gain Weight.
As noted above, bariatric surgery is only a tool. The amount of weight lost after surgery due to each individual patient. The sustainability of weight loss is directly related to each patient's motivation to participate in a healthy lifestyle. Some patients will find a little weight. There is no guarantee that it will be thin, but if you follow the nutritionist / registered dietitian, and in some cases, a physical trainer, the chances of not regaining weight advice is greatly improved.
4 - You will never go hungry.
Physical hunger is greatly reduced in the immediate postoperative period. Some patients may experience what is called head hunger, a withdrawal syndrome. One or two years after surgery, after weight loss over a large percentage of patients recover hunger. The good news is now a small meal will satisfy most patients have learned to eat a healthier diet.
5 - Can not get pregnant after weight loss surgery.
Obese women have more difficulty getting pregnant due to hormonal imbalances and fertility problems, such as lack of menstrual cycles. Many women undergo surgery after higher fertility due to their healthy weight level. Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and patients may experience a decreased risk of complications associated with obesity during pregnancy. Once women have lost their excess weight and have no other health problems, you can expect to have a normal delivery.