Max Super Speciality Hospital (MSSH), Dehradun, introduced Bariatric Surgery (BS). Dr Ashish Vashistha, HOD Surgery and senior consultant-laparoscopic and bariatric surgery at Max Hospital, Saket, New Delhi and bariatric surgery in Delhi, will be visiting MSSH, Dehradun, on every last Saturday of the month.
While addressing the mediapersons in a Press conference held at MSSH, Dehradun, on Saturday, Dr Vashistha said that it is a minimally invasive weight loss surgery for obese patients launched first time in the region. Majority of the bariatric procedures were undertaken laparoscopically using minimally invasive tools which decreased the time spent in the hospital and fastens the post-operative recovery.
He told that bariatric surgery was the most effective treatment for morbidly obese patients. In most cases, it resulted in durable weight loss and diminution of other associated ailments like diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis and sleep apnea.
He said that almost 20 per cent bariatric procedures performed in India were gastric bypass procedures, while 75 per cent percent comprise of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and other five per cent were mini gastric bypass duodenal switch, etc. Dr Ashok Tyagi, senior consultant and Head- General Surgery at MSSH, Dehradun informed that bariatric surgery was not for everyone who was obese. There were many factors which determined whether one was a suitable candidate for surgery.
Commenting about the menace of obesity on the Indian society, Dr(Brig) Rajesh Kakkar, senior Consultant and Head-Medicine and Rheumatology at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dehradun said, “Prevalence of obesity has risen in Uttarakhand. Changing habits like consuming more high energy fast foods and shifting to sedentary lifestyle have affected children in particular and has also increased the risk of chronic diseases among adolescents.”
Gaurav Rekhi, GM-Operations, MSSH, Dehradun said that with the introduction of BS at Max Hospital and with the expertise of our skilled surgeons, we were hopeful to win this fight against obesity.