Metabolic surgery is a surgical treatment for obesity and other metabolic diseases. The most common of these surgical methods are gastric bypass surgeries such as sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. These surgeries aim to restore metabolic balance by altering the production of hormones in the body or narrowing the stomach area.
Metabolic surgery is a surgical treatment for obesity and other metabolic diseases. Obesity and other metabolic diseases can lead to serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer. Therefore, surgical intervention is recognized as a serious option for the treatment of obesity.
Metabolic surgery operations, commonly known as bariatric surgery, aim to correct the metabolic balance by altering the production of hormones in the body or narrowing the stomach area. The most common surgeries include sleeve gastrectomy, known as gastric sleeve surgery, and gastric bypass surgery, such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Removing a significant part of the stomach area reduces the volume of the stomach and thus reduces the desire to eat.
The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, on the other hand, narrows the stomach area and at the same time prevents the absorption of food through the pancreas and intestines. These surgeries reduce the amount of eating and help restore metabolic balance.
Metabolic surgery is a serious operation and has some risks and side effects. Therefore, the appropriateness of surgical treatment should be assessed taking into account factors such as the person’s health status, level of obesity and other health problems. In addition, after metabolic surgery, the person needs to change their lifestyle and follow appropriate diet and exercise programs.
What are the Side Effects of Metabolic Surgery?
Metabolic surgery is a serious surgery with potential risks and side effects. These side effects include the following:
– Complications: Complications that can occur during and after surgery can lead to serious health problems such as bleeding, infection, thromboembolism. In addition, damage to the stomach and intestines after surgery is also considered serious complications.
– Malabsorption: After gastric bypass surgery, malabsorption can occur as a result of the body not absorbing the required amount of nutrients or absorbing the amount of nutrients it can absorb. This can lead to vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
– Dumping Syndrome: After gastric bypass surgery, symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, taste changes may occur as a result of the rapid passage of food into the intestines.
– Recycling: Recycling of obesity may occur as a result of the person not following regular diet and exercise programs after surgery.
– Psychological Problems: The treatment of obesity is not limited to reducing body weight and psychological problems may also occur after surgical treatment.
– Other: Side effects such as pain or stiffness in the stomach area, frequent urination and scarring may also occur after surgery.
Most of these side effects can be prevented with regular postoperative follow-up and adherence to appropriate diet and exercise programs. However, if serious side effects occur, you should contact your surgeon. Also, before undergoing metabolic surgery, the appropriateness of surgical treatment should be evaluated taking into account factors such as the person’s health status, level of obesity and other health problems.
Who Can Have Metabolic Surgery?
The suitability of this surgical treatment should be evaluated by taking into account factors such as the person’s health status, level of obesity and other health problems.
The general criteria for metabolic surgery are as follows:
– Obesity: The person’s body mass index (BMI) should be 35 or higher. In addition, the person must have obesity-related health problems (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases).
– Other health problems: The person must have other health problems associated with obesity (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases) or have been recommended metabolic surgery to treat these problems.
– Lifestyle change: The person should be expected to adhere to diet and exercise programs and should change their lifestyle after surgery.
– Psychological status: The person needs to understand the psychological burden of obesity and be prepared for metabolic surgery.
– Acceptance of risks: The person needs to be able to accept the potential risks and side effects of metabolic surgery.
Given these criteria, metabolic surgery is generally considered a suitable treatment option for obese people. However, each person’s situation is different and the appropriateness of surgical treatment should be assessed taking into account factors such as the person’s health status, level of obesity and other health problems.
