A non-governmental organization named "American Health Hope" recently published a research report stating that in recent years, obesity has been spreading in the United States like an infectious disease. The threat of obesity to American health is increasing day by day because obesity is related to many serious health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
Currently, in the United States, people with Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 37 or BMI greater than 32 with diabetes or two major obesity-related diseases, or those who cannot achieve or maintain weight loss through diet or medication, tend to favor minimally invasive weight loss surgery. According to relevant data, more than 180,000 people in the United States undergo this surgery every year.
Minimally invasive weight loss surgery actually involves making four to five small incisions on the abdomen, inserting an endoscope, stripping fat from the gastrointestinal tract, and placing a low-pressure soft band around the upper part of the stomach. In other words, it divides the stomach into two parts and diverts food into a small gastric pouch formed during surgery. After the operation, eating will quickly fill up the upper part of the stomach, stimulating the stomach nerves to create a false sense of "fullness", which then feeds back to the central nervous system, automatically reducing food intake, absorption, and ultimately achieving weight loss. In short, the principle of the surgery is to restrict the amount of nutrients digested and absorbed by the intestines to achieve weight loss.
According to relevant experts, "This is a long-term effective weight loss surgery. Patients can lose more than 80% of their excess weight one and a half years after the surgery, with an average weight loss of 30 kilograms. After the surgery, regular check-ups are still needed to adjust the water level in the gastric band pump according to the weight loss situation. Increasing the water level in the gastric band expands the water sac, reduces appetite, and decreases food intake; conversely, removing water from the gastric band shrinks the water sac, increases appetite, and increases food intake."
After about two to three years, lifestyle and eating habits have completely changed, so there's no longer a need to control diet with the gastric band, and all the water can be removed. If you want to remove the entire device, it can also be done through minimally invasive surgery.
According to a survey conducted over five years post-operation by foreign authoritative institutions, patients can sustainably lose excess weight. More importantly, the surgery alleviates obesity-related diseases, including: 83% of patients solving type II diabetes issues; 75% of patients solving hypertension issues; more than 93% of patients solving or improving hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia troubles...
Experts also point out that compared to traditional liposuction and fat-dissolving weight loss methods, minimally invasive weight loss surgery is only suitable for severely obese patients. Domestically speaking, the first highest-weight minimally invasive weight loss surgery was successfully completed recently, with Liang Yong from Chongqing, known as "China's Fattest Man," successfully losing weight in Guangzhou.
Liang Yong, who once weighed 450 pounds and was awarded the title of "China's Fattest Man" by the Shanghai Guinness World Records, finally shed the "China's Fattest Man" label after successfully undergoing a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (minimally invasive weight loss surgery). Doctors reduced his stomach size and rerouted part of his intestines through surgery to achieve the goal of reducing food intake and absorption, ultimately resulting in weight loss. Post-surgery, Liang Yong's weight showed a significant downward trend, and experts predict that his weight could stabilize between 70-80 kilograms in two years.
In recent years, the health threat caused by obesity has been increasing because obesity is related to many serious health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Domestically, when it comes to surgical weight loss, we generally only think of liposuction and fat-dissolving methods. In fact, minimally invasive weight loss surgery is also a form of surgical weight loss, but it is more suitable for severely obese individuals.
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