Surgical consultant Dr. Zaki Lada stressed the need for weight loss surgeries to be the last resort for those suffering from obesity, pointing out that an increasing number of children and adults are resorting to surgeries, after failing in their attempts to lose weight through dieting, exercise and undergo reduction programs. the weight.
He added that some may have to undergo surgery and treatment of obesity and sometimes repeated, pointing out that a Gulf man had recently, to repeat the surgery after undergoing at the age of 40 seven years ago to undergo an operation to change the stomach, or what is known as the process of infectious bypass, and led to lose weight by 160 kg, from 270 kg to 110 kg. However, the patient returned and gained 90 kg during the years following the operation. Although his lifestyle changed to a healthier one, he was unable to lose the weight he gained; doctors suggested that he repeat the surgery.
The consultant surgery at Barin International Hospital in Mohammed Bin Zayed City in Abu Dhabi, that the man has succeeded since undergoing the operation to reduce 40 kg, which contributed to improve his health, and change the quality of life for the better.
"To prevent obesity and thus avoid the need for surgical procedures, we encourage people to do their best to maintain a healthy lifestyle by following balanced diets, eating fresh foods and home meals as much as possible, to reduce their sugar and salt levels." Regular exercise such as walking, running, cycling or joining sports clubs can help you lose weight.
The most common weight-loss surgery involves reducing the size of the stomach by linking it and thus limiting food intake, or procedures that involve removing part of the stomach or turning part of the small intestine into a small stomach cyst.