Bariatric Plastic surgery

INTRODUCTION. Bariatric surgical procedures or very low calorie diets (£ 800 kcal/24 h) can be used in the treatment-resistant simple obesity treatment. The numerous clinical trials demonstrated they beneficial effect on metabolic disorders and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to present the effect of prolonged use of Cambridge diet (CD) with prealbumin level control.
MATERIAL AND METHODS. 45 obese ambulatory patients aged 24– –78 years (20 women aged 53.5 ± 12.5 and 25 men aged 51.1 ± 12.3) were enrolled to this study. The only source of nutrition was CD for 9 weeks. The prealbumin level were controlled. Patients with prealbumin level £ 0.2 g/l were excluded from the study. Selected parameters changes and the global risk factor were analyzed. Read the rest of this entry »

Bariatric surgery, also known as weight loss surgery, refers to the various surgical procedures performed to treat obesity by modification of the gastrointestinal tract to reduce nutrient intake and/or absorption. The term does not include procedures for surgical removal of body fat such as liposuction or abdominoplasty. Bariatric surgery is a term derived from the Greek words: weight and treatment. In simple terms, bariatrics concerns the causes, prevention and treatment of severe overweight, a condition known as obesity. Read the rest of this entry »