Risks of gastric reduction surgery

To those who do not know, gastric reduction surgery is one of many ways to reduce body mass and thus combat obesity. In this case, there is a surgery that can reduce the volume of the stomach or make it difficult to stay in the food, thus speeding up the metabolism.


Bariatric surgery (also known as the stomach-reduction surgery) can not be done by anyone at any time at will - you need the medical care and it is he who must decide whether there is a need to perform surgery or not.

Who should undergo bariatric surgery

They are usually elderly people with a condition of morbid obesity, noting also the individual's body mass - the weight of it is too high, the risks of complications after surgery are very high, so that it will be necessary for through good nutrition and exercise, individuals lose some weight before performing surgery.

Risks of gastric reduction surgery

• The first risk is that this is a surgical procedure and, as such, great care is necessary, especially in hygiene, so there are no complications;
• For individuals with very high BMI, surgery itself can constitute a risk factor, thus requiring a diet for weight loss and only then mark the surgery;
• There is a risk after surgery, take out any nutritional deficiencies due to alteration of the stomach / intestine.

Benefits of gastric reduction surgery

Despite the risks involved, we can not consider this type of surgery as evil, because by eliminating the obesity, the individual can get rid (or at least feel some attenuation) of various health problems usually associated with it, such as diabetes, hypertension pressure, hypercholesterolemia or even the risk of death.

Thus, the stomach-reduction surgery can provide a great improvement in quality of life of people, especially if followed the accompaniment of a good nutritionist.

Source: Cirurgia de redução gástrica