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.

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Received laparoscopic training at Taiwan, Singapore and USA.
Has 11 years experience of general and advanced laparoscopic surgeries and more than 470 Bariatric cases.
Has 19 international publications and over 100 published abstracts and 4 chapters in books.
Expertise in Bariatric surgery, Single port surgery, Robotic and Minimally invasive surgery.
Specializes in all aspects of open and laparoscopic General Surgery and Bariatric surgery, to name a few.
Previously worked as a Consultant at Columbia Asia Hospital and Artemis Hospital
Dwarka and many more renowned institutions of India.
Awarded the Dr Vidya Rattan Sagar Gold Medal for Best All Round Performance in Final Year MBBS.
Member of the prestigious organisations like Delhi Medical Council, Asia Pacific Hernia Society and Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of India, amongst others.