Supported by a multidisciplinary team composed of surgeons, anesthesiologists, nutritionists, cardiologist, endocrinologist, endoscopist, a psychologist.
Obesity is an excess of subcutaneous fat in proportion to lean body mass. Excess fat accumulation is associated with increased body size (hypertrophy) as well as and increase in the number of adipose tissue cells (hyperplasia). Obesity is a major medical problem today.
The bariatric surgery or obesity surgery, is an option in the treatment of obesity.
The Gastric Band is a process in which a sillicon band is placed around the top part of the stomach, to reduce it's capacity.
In this process, the stomach is stapled all the way, forming a thin pipe. The rest of the stomach is removed. With this process the food goes on directly to the small intestine.
Consists in reducing the stomach, once reduced this one, a bridge is created from the stomach up to the small intestine.
Consists in placing a sillicone globe inside the stomach, which produces a loss of weight in a maximum period of 6 months.