What does a Bariatric Surgeon do?

Bariatric surgery is on the stomach or intestines to help a person with extreme obesity lose weight. These surgeries are also commonly known as weight lose surgery.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by the obesity & bariatric Surgeon?

The patients are required to undergo blood test to determine sugar levels, cholesterol levels, thyroid, kidney and liver function test.

What is the minimum age and weight for the bariatric surgery?

Age should be between 16 and 70 year and morbidly obese (weighing at least 100 pounds over your ideal body weight and having a BMI of 40).

How much weight do you lose in the first month after the gastric bypass surgery?

Patient is expected to lose about 80% of the excess fat over a period of 6 months from the surgery.

Is bariatric surgery painful?

Tha patient will experience some discomfort not pain.

Dr. Kirubakaran A/L Malapan, Obesity and Bariatric Surgeon in Penang, Malaysia - Appointment

About Dr. Kirubakaran A/L Malapan

Dr. Kirubakaran A/L Malapan is a skilled Bariatric Surgeon in Penang, practising for over 20 years.
He has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia, (APC) - 2002, 2008, 2015.
He is an experienced clinician in General Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Breast Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery and Nutrition & Metabolism.
He is the co-founder of Penang Weight Loss Clinic & Surgery, which specializes in the Multidisciplinary Team approach for managing people living with obesity (PLWO) and their medical conditions.
He is a member of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM), the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), the Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Society of Malaysia (PENSMA), the Hernia Society of India (HSI), India, the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) and more.
Dr. Kirubakaran A/L Malapan has several publications, journals, and articles to his name.
He has completed an MBBS (2000) from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Karnataka, India.
He did MS (2008) from University Sains Malaysia (USM).
He obtained a Fellowship (Breast & Endocrine Surgery, 2014) from Malaysia, a Fellowship (Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, 2013) from Taiwan and a Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS) from India.
Dr. Kirubakaran A/L Malapan is well-versed in English, Bahasa Melayu and Tamil.

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