Carrying a lot of extra weight can reduce your quality of life, and while everyone puts on weight for different reasons, often, the result is a reduction in mobility, increased joint pain and general discomfort. At Bay Surgery, we see patients who are carrying excess weight for all sorts of reasons - it’s a common issue, and there are some great options we can discuss with you to help you get back to where you need to be. Everyone deserves to enjoy an active and engaged life, so if you feel like your weight needs to be addressed for health or lifestyle reasons, Bay Surgery are here to help.

What is Obesity?

The World Health Organisation classes obesity as a disease - one which affects millions of people around the globe. At Bay Surgery we see many candidates for weight loss surgery dealing with the health risks associated with long term obesity, including an increased chance of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and early mortality. When you are dealing with the effects of obesity it may evolve into a Catch 22 situation, where the exercise and diet changes that may shift the weight become impossible due to the physical effects of your condition.

Dieting & Exercise

While weight loss can be simplified to the equation of calories consumed versus calories burned, for many morbidly obese people a healthy diet and exercise regime is not a sustainable lifestyle. This is when it’s useful to pop to Bay Surgery to discuss surgical weight loss interventions as a way to reduce the calorie intake side of the equation. One of the weight loss surgery approaches we recommend at our Tauranga surgery is Gastric Sleeve Surgery, this is an operation which reduces the size of the stomach by around 85% - in essence the stomach shifts from a ‘sac’ shape to a tube (sleeve) shape.

How Does Gastric Sleeve Surgery Help With Weight Loss?

Patients who undergo Gastric Sleeve Surgery can usually expect to feel full after having eaten very little food, as the stomach has only an approximate 150ml capacity - compared to around 1000mls pre-surgery. At Bay Surgery we call this a Restrictive Mechanism, and Gastric Sleeve patients will also generally experience a reduction in their appetite as less ‘hungry’ hormones are produced. There may also be a marked improvement in the way your body is able to deal with insulin which can produce positive results.

If you feel like weight loss surgery is the best avenue for you, make an appointment at Bay Surgery in Tauranga today. We can discuss the ways we may be able to help you achieve your weight loss goals - including Gastric Sleeve Surgery.

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