Myths and Facts about Bariatric Surgery

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Myth: Bariatric surgery is only for the morbidly obese.” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” el_class=”mythhead first”][vc_column_text]Fact: Obesity is only one of the criteria that qualify patients for surgery. Overweight patients may also be candidates if they have one or more health problems like diabetes, sleep apnea, hypertension, arthritis and high cholesterol that might be reduced or alleviated by weight loss.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Myth: Liposuction & Bariatric Surgery are same.” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” el_class=”mythhead”][vc_column_text]Fact : Liposuction is a body contouring cosmetic surgery that helps in shaping the body whereas bariatric surgery is a metabolic surgery that works on mechanism of the body to reduce overall weight of the body.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Myth: Vitamin & Mineral deficiencies are caused by bariatric surgery.
” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” el_class=”mythhead”][vc_column_text]Fact : Bariatric Nutritionists give a proper diet chart and supplements which are to be taken as per the prescription. If one follows the advice, there is no room for deficiency.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Myth: After bariatric surgery, you won’t be able to eat anything that tastes good.
” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” el_class=”mythhead”][vc_column_text]Fact : Patients who undergo gastric bypass may need to avoid very sweet foods because it can cause side effects like dizziness and nausea. Patients who have a duodenal switch typically need to keep fatty foods to a minimum. However, many patients can and do eat their favorite foods after they recover from surgery. They just eat very small portions. Even if you can’t eat whatever you used to like, you may find that weight loss surgery provides you with the ideal opportunity to experiment and find new foods to enjoy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Myth: You should eat whatever you want now since you’ll be on a restricted diet after Bariatric Surgery.” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” el_class=”mythhead”][vc_column_text]Fact : It’s much better to start getting used to your post-surgery diet before you have the operation. This helps you lose some weight beforehand and lessens your risk of complications. This will also help you in preparing psychologically for the diet changes that are coming up.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]