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Weight Loss Surgery
Weight Loss Surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, is a medical procedure aimed at helping individuals with obesity achieve significant weight loss and improve their health by altering the digestive process or reducing stomach capacity.
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Metabolic Surgery
Metabolic Surgery refers to weight loss surgeries, such as gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy, that not only promote weight loss but also have a significant impact on metabolic conditions like diabetes.
Excess Weight Loss (EWL)
The amount of weight lost in relation to the excess weight a person carried before surgery.
Excess Weight Loss (EWL)
The amount of weight lost in relation to the excess weight a person carried before surgery.
Bariatric Surgery
Surgical procedures performed on the stomach or intestines to induce weight loss in individuals with severe obesity.
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG)
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty is a weight loss surgery that involves stapling the stomach to create a small pouch and placing a band around the upper stomach to restrict food intake.
Duodenal Switch
Duodenal Switch is a weight loss surgery that combines sleeve gastrectomy with intestinal rearrangement to achieve both restriction of food intake and malabsorption of nutrients.
Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD)
Biliopancreatic Diversion is a type of weight loss surgery that involves significant rearrangement of the digestive tract to promote malabsorption of calories and nutrients.
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB)
LAGB is a minimally invasive weight loss surgery where an adjustable band is placed around the stomach to create a small pouch.
Lap Band
“Lap Band” is a colloquial term for Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB), a type of weight loss surgery that involves placing an adjustable band around the stomach.
Adjustable Gastric Banding
Adjustable Gastric Banding is a type of weight loss surgery where an adjustable band is placed around the upper part of the stomach to create a small pouch. The tightness of the band can be adjusted to control food intake.
Restrictive
In the context of weight loss surgery, “restrictive” refers to surgical procedures that reduce the size of the stomach, limiting the amount of food a person can consume in one sitting.
Psychological support
Counseling or therapy to help people cope with the emotional and psychological challenges of weight loss and bariatric surgery.
Follow-up
The care and monitoring provided to patients after surgery to ensure proper healing and weight loss.
Bariatric team
A group of healthcare professionals who specialize in bariatric surgery and weight loss, including surgeons, nurses, dietitians, and psychologists.