Twenty three year old Manish, with a strong family history of obesity , started suffering very early in life and got into a vicious circle of weight , poor self-esteem and depression with comfort eating and progressive weight gain. He had been trying to lose weight over 2 years with dieting and exercise but after losing 10-12 kg, when things would stall, he would give up, which became a constant source of frustration for him. Later, on clinical advice, he underwent bariatric surgery and lost 15 kg in one month and was able to follow the recommended diet due to reduced hunger easily.
Manish started exercising vigorously within a month of surgery and took things to the next level with self-encouragement and within one year, he lost 60 kg weight going from 150 kg to 90 kg and gained significant muscle mass. Exercise became his new passion, so much so that it really helped him follow a very strict diet almost excluding carbohydrates! This one of the successful cases underlines the importance of bariatric in the present scenario. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Vikas Singhal, Associate Director, GI Surgery, GI Oncology and Bariatric Surgery at Medanta in Gurugram, shared, “Weight loss surgery, Bariatric, or Metabolic surgery are several terms used interchangeably for treating patients suffering from obesity and its health complications.
The surgery has become very common and can be truly life-changing for patients. This surgery is a weight-loss procedure that alters the di.