Showcase 92 | April 2013 www.womanthismonth.com Combat Obesity SPECIALIST MEDICAL CENTRE Woman This Month sits down with a leading Bahraini surgeon to learn more about the top surgical treatments for obesity. Dr. Khalifa Bin Dayna German Board in general and laparoscopic surgery Consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon in Salmaniya Medical Complex Email: [email protected] Mobile: 39650005, Clinic number: 17740777 To book an appointment please call 17720600 or 17721200 from 8am till 9pm Working hours from 4 pm till 9pm from Saturday till Thursday Associate Professor in the Arabian Gulf University ponier in endoscopic and laparoscopic procedures to treat obesity laparoscopic gastric sleeve for obesity laparoscopic gastric bypass for obesity laparoscopic abdominal wall and inguinal hernia operation laparoscopic colon and appendix surgery laparoscopic heart burn surgery ,gastric reflex and hiatus hernia laparoscopic stomach surgery laparoscopic gall bladder,liver and spleen surgery laparoscopy for diagnostic abdominal pain endoscopy for colon and stomach The Specialist Medical Center خـبـيـر جـراحـة السـمنة Dr Khalifa Bin Dayna, general and endoscopic surgery consultant at Salmaniya Medical Complex and president of the Arab Endoscopic Surgeons Group, explains that stomach reduction surgery is one of the easiest ways to treat obesity. “The process is conducted by laparoscopy and involves reducing the stomach to a banana or tube shaped size where the part of the organ that secretes the hungerinducing hormone (ghrelin) is targeted,” he says. This surgery brings the size of the stomach down by about 75 per cent but overall results are seen only gradually. The surgeon also explains that a patient’s hunger rate is dramatically changed, which is a prime reason of the weight loss. “When they are unable to eat excessive amounts of food, the kilos start shedding. Within one year, you can expect to lose 33 per cent of your original weight,” the expert continues. Compared to other surgeries, stomach reduction is a quick process with a very high success rate, where you don’t need to install a foreign object into the body as in a lap band weight loss surgery. Basic presurgery procedures include ultrasound of the abdomen and blood tests. With only a three-day hospital stay required, downtime is kept to a minimum. “Patients can resume their normal life as little as a week after the surgery. After the operation, they need to follow a specific diet to maintain the treatment, this usually needs a number of days of consuming only liquid foods,” he explains. Call 17 720-600.
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