DEPARTMENT OF LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY

FIRST TIME IN SOUTH TAMILNADU

By clearly understanding the growing obese population and the inadequate awareness about the ill-effects of obesity, Vadamalayan Hospitals launches Dept of Laparoscopic Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery that will address this issue in the following methods.

• Awareness Creation
• Prevention
• Screening
• Treatment
  • Medical Management
  • Surgical Intervention
• No scar
• Minimally invasive

Ill effects of obesity:

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• High Blood Pressure / Heart Disease
• Osteoarthritis of Weight-bearing joints
• Sleep apnea-Respiratory problems
• Gastroesophagial reflux/ Heart burn
• Depression
• Cancer
• Infertility
• Fatty liver or Hepatic Lipidosis (Steatosis)

TREATMENT MODALITIES

• Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Gastric Bypass Surgery
• Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
• Mini gastric Bypass
• Endoscopic Balloon Placement
• Diet Counselling
• Health education for patients

Diabetes, Hypertension & gout will be reduced considerably after the treatment.