Why visiting Istanbul for weight-loss surgeries ?

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Dec 16 508 read

Why visiting Istanbul for weight-loss surgeries?

Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery is made for efficient weight loss. The surgery helps you to change your digestive system. There are 2 types of surgery; one is to decrease the amount of food that your stomach can hold, and the other is to reduce the calories that your body absorbs. For people who cannot lose weight via methods such as diets and sports weight-loss surgeries also called bariatric surgery provides permanent weight loss. Thanks to the technology we have today, the methods have been improved and the rate of success has been increasing day by day. Both the complications after the surgery have decreased and the healing process has shortened.

Today more and more people visit Turkey, especially Istanbul for many surgeries including weight loss. The proficiency of the doctors, advanced technology, and affordable price are the main reasons. In most of the surgeries that are made in Turkey, the laparoscopic surgery technique is used.

Who needs weight-loss surgery?

If you are not happy and especially healthy with your weight, it is firstly recommended for you to go on a diet and exercise programs in a planned way, of course under the control of a doctor or dietitian. If it does not work for you, do not worry. Also, people who have a body mass index which is below 40 are recommended to have surgery.

More about the surgery

Weight-loss surgery is a surgery that should be made for health, it is not an aesthetic surgery but a medical one. If you are still at the obesity level even if you have tried diets, you can consider the surgery. With a reliable doctor and the hospital, there is nothing you have to worry about. The surgery is getting popular among people with each passing day. There are 2 main types of surgery that are commonly used, which are Gastric Sleeve and Gastric Bypass. Gastric Sleeve is a surgery type that some part of the stomach is removed, through this act, the stomach gets smaller and therefore the food it can hold gets less. People who want the process to be direct and more effective usually choose this type. With this, your stomach gets smaller and it will only be able to hold 20% of the food it used to hold. On the other hand, Gastric Bypass is a technique in which the top of the stomach and small intestine are linked to make the stomach smaller and have less absorption.