Obesity in America
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Is Liposuction a Safe Method of Treating Obesity?
Sep 8th
With more than thirty percent of American adults suffering from the problem of obesity and liposuction becoming more and more popular every day, some obese patients wonder if finally they can bid goodbye to the fat that stands between them and their beauty, and stops them from enjoying many physical activities. Unfortunately, lipoplasty may not be the right solution for this problem.
In the late 1990s, a national news television showed surgeons from Virginia claiming they could treat obesity with liposuction. However, there are many much more experienced and reputed doctors who believe otherwise.
Trying to solve the problem of obesity by liposuction, known as megaliposuction or simply megasuction, is inappropriate not only because obese patients almost always regain the fat they lose through liposuction but also because they can develop some serious medical complications after the surgery. By removing more than about ten pounds of fat in a day, one might just be inviting other serious health problems.
In obese patients, much bigger cannula, a metal or plastic instrument that is inserted between skin and muscle to extract the fat, is used to compensate for the large amount of fat that is to be removed. After the fat is removed, there is also a high chance of ripples and rides mostly in upper and inner thigh areas being left behind. Megasuction also can result in constrictive bands and skin folds which for some patients as big of a problem as the fat they just got rid of. Surgical incision or excision of the bands is sure to leave the patients with scars.
Lipoplasty might be useful to those who are determined to start dieting and exercising after the surgery so that the fat never gets chance to get back on their body. Still the risks are too many and chances of success too slim to try to treat obese patients with liposuction. But for those over-weight people who want to get rid of fat from certain parts of their body like hip or thigh, this procedure might prove to be as effective as to anyone else.
It might be wise of the obese people to watch out the amount of calorie they intake and to look for their running shoes than to hope for liposuction to be able to solve their problem of obesity one day. Dieting and exercise are by far cheaper and better answers than this procedure to get rid of the unwanted fat.
Bariatric Solutions For Severe Obesity
Sep 4th
For many people exercises and routine diets do not work, and they are unable to achieve any significant weight loss. Their efforts to lose weight are hindered by health problems such as hypertension, arthritis, hypertension, thyroid dysfunction and respiratory problems. Obesity is a problem that can have an adverse effect on an individual’s health and may reduce his/her life expectancy. The number of obese people is on the rise today and taking into consideration our fast-paced lifestyle this number is expected to rise in the coming years. If you have been finding it difficult to lose weight and have exhausted all weight loss methods, bariatric solutions may be the answer. Bariatric is a branch of medicine that offers effective and long term solutions to morbidly obese people.
Most of the hospitals that specialize in providing comprehensive and individualized bariatric solutions to meet their patient’s needs use bariatric EMR software. This software helps them record details of the patient’s medical history, medication prescribed, tests that are conducted and their results, any allergies and adverse reactions he/she may have to drugs, and weight and other medical conditions.
Bariatric EMR software is also used in clinics where the focus is on options such as offering dietary counseling to the patient along with regular monitoring and medication. This software is extremely user-friendly and health care professionals are able to enter detailed information about the patient’s condition in the system from anywhere. The patient’s primary physician is aware of any changes made to these details. Test results can be uploaded from any location and it becomes easier for the healthcare professionals and physicians to view them before they recommend a course of treatment. In fact some software makes it extremely convenient for the patient to enter their personal details without actually having to go through the clinic’s admin system.
For patients considering bariatric surgery it is important to keep in mind that this weight loss procedure is not just a cosmetic procedure. The focus or ultimate goal of any bariatric surgery is to reduce or eliminate problems that are related to obesity. Surgery is recommended only when your doctor is convinced that non-surgical approaches have not been able to help you reduce weight. Patients also need to be willing to adopt a radically different lifestyle where the focus is primarily on exercise and dietary restrictions. There is also a need to make a commitment to long term treatment and follow-ups.
