Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric Surgery in India
 
Bariatric surgery is a surgery to lose weight, a service that is in high-demand in nations across the world, from Africa to America, Europe, and Asia. If a person's Body Mass Index or BMI (height divided by weight) is more than 30, he/she is said to be obese. Obesity brings many other associated health risks and often surgery is recommended to help with weight loss. Obesity can cost highly in long term physical management and in some cases cannot be treated with changes to lifestyle;  which is why low-cost bariatric surgery in India is so high in demand.
 
What is Bariatric Surgery?
 
It is a surgery in which the size of the stomach is reduced.  The surgery is usually recommended to persons with a BMI of 40 or higher or if BMI is between 35 to 39.9 and a patient is suffering from health problems such as sleep apnea, high blood pressure or Type 2 diabetes.
 
In India, Bariatric treatment provides better outcomes and improved quality of life for people who are overtly obese.Reducing the size of the stomach with the help of a gastric band or by removing a portion of the stomach known as sleeve gastrectomy or, sometimes, as biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch are common procedures in India. In another procedure known as gastric bypass surgery, the weight is reduced by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch.
 
Bariatric Tourism in India
 
Best doctors, state of the art surgery processes and very high success rates despite having lower costs make bariatric surgery in India a popular choice for international medical tourists.  The focus of bariatric surgery in India is in all aspects of the surgery, such as nutritional management, counseling, wellness programs and surgical management to defeat any type of weight gain and its related syndromes, after the surgical procedure.
 
Bariatric surgery costs may range anywhere between USD 2800 and USD 8600 in India. In the USA, the average cost of gastric bypass surgery is $23,000, cost of lap band is $14,500, and the cost of sleeve gastrectomy surgery is $14,900. This shows why India is preferred as a great bariatric surgery destination by international health tourists.
 
Bariatric Care in India
 
In India, a number of different types of surgeries, including revision surgeries at par with international standards is performed successfully. Bariatric surgery is performed by a team of consultants, allied specialists, and dieticians.
 
There are numerous bariatric procedures for patients having morbid obesity. Second generation Single Incision Laparoscopy surgeries and the Robotic surgical options are available in the top most Bariatric centers in India where treatment is performed by expert bariatric surgeons.

Best Hospitals for Bariatric Surgery in India

• Metro Hospitals, Delhi NCR
• Fortis Hospital, Delhi
• Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
• Medanta the Medicity, Gurgaon
• Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
• BLK Hospital, Delhi
• Global Health City, Chennai