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Saturday, 8 June 2013

Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Super Obesity, Super Super Morbid Obesity

Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Super Obesity, Super Super Morbid Obesity:-

Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity
Body Mass Index is the ratio of Body weight in Kg and the square of the Height in metres.

Normal Body Mass Index (BMI) 18.5-24.9 Kg/m2
Overweight is Body Mass Index  25-29.9 Kg/m2
Obesity is defined as a Body Mass Index > 30 Kg/m2
Morbid obesity is Body Mass Index > 40 Kg/m2
Super obesity is Body Mass Index > 50 Kg/m2
Super super obesity (body mass index (BMI)>60 Kg/m2

Bariatric Surgery means surgery done for the correction of Morbid Obesity, Super Obesity, Super Super Morbid Obesity.

Two most popular techniques of  Bariatric Surgery are:-
1.Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ( LSG )
2.Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass ( RYGB )

Bariatric Surgery surprisingly induces remission of the metabolic disorders associated with obesity like Hypertension, Diabetes, Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Dislipidemia.

Hence if such bariatric surgical procedure is done for the correction of a metabolic condition like Diabetes mellitus with failed medical therapy in a non-obese person  is termed as Metabolic Surgery.
              
                                                  

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