Young Patients Opting for Weight Loss Surgery
Recent reports indicate that more and more young patients – some still in their teens – are seeking out weight loss surgery as a method to shed the excess pounds that affect their health and lifestyle. However, research cannot definitively say yet what the long-term risks may be for such young patients.
San Diego (PRWEB) September 29, 2006 -- Recent reports indicate that more and more young patients – some still in their teens – are seeking out weight loss surgery as a method to shed the excess pounds that affect their health and lifestyle. However, research cannot definitively say yet what the long-term risks may be for such young patients.
For individuals who are morbidly obese, gastric bypass surgery is a proven, long-term solution to help in losing extra pounds that may endanger an individual’s health. However, it cannot be stressed enough that gastric bypass surgery is not a quick fix; rather it is a single tool in the quest to improve a person’s health and quality of life. Only a board-certified surgeon can determine if the procedure is right for any individual.
“Obesity can leave affected individuals highly susceptible to many serious illnesses, including heart disease and stroke,” said Eugene Rumsey, M.D., F.A.C.S., surgeon at Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group (http://www.pbsmg.com) and Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. “Our goal is to get our patients as healthy as we can and as safely and quickly as we can.”
For severely overweight people, the most effective method to lose weight may be bariatric or gastric bypass surgery. In fact, according to scientifically published reports, in 95 percent of cases significant weight lost through non-surgical programs is regained within three to five years. While bariatric surgery may set the stage for significant weight loss, it’s important to know that even surgical weight loss requires long-term lifestyle modification.
In addition to drastically reducing the size of an individual’s stomach, the surgery is also the first step in a series of lifestyle changes. Simply reducing one’s stomach size is not enough; patients must adopt a new diet, by eating lower-fat and high-protein foods to ensure proper nutrition since the amount of food they consume will be reduced. In addition, exercise will greatly improve the health and increase the weight that is lost after surgery. Support groups, such as those offered as a part of aftercare by Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group and Scripps Mercy Hospital, are an excellent way to adjust to a new lifestyle in the company of like-minded patients.
Surgeons at Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group, Inc. have performed over 9,000 procedures on adult and adolescent patients at Scripps Mercy Hospital. Patients at Pacific Bariatric and Scripps Mercy Hospital see a slightly higher success rate than the national average.
Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group, Inc. and Scripps Mercy Hospital are nationally designated by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery as a Center of Excellence for bariatric surgery. Pacific Bariatric Surgical Medical Group, also known as Hillcrest Surgical Medical Group, Inc., has an 80-year tradition of surgical excellence and leadership in San Diego County. For more information, visit http://www.pbsmg.com.
Established in 1890 by the Sisters of Mercy, Scripps Mercy Hospital serves the San Diego and Chula Vista communities. With 700 licensed beds, more than 3,000 employees and 1,300 physicians, Scripps Mercy Hospital is San Diego’s longest established and only Catholic hospital. With two campuses, Scripps Mercy Hospital is the largest hospital in San Diego County and one of the 10 largest in California. For more information, visit www.scripps.org.
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