Need to know the methods for weight loss either surgical or through medicines. Secondly what will it cost.

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Answered on 24th February 2023
Samruddhi Bhartiya
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Answered on 4th August 2021
- Your weight loss journey will start with dieting, exercise and lifestyle changes, and in the event that they don't yield desired results, only then will you be considered for some medication or surgical treatment, but that would be side-by-side your dieting, exercising, and lifestyle fixes.
- To move on to medication, you would have to meet one of the following criteria:
- Your body mass index (BMI) is equal to or greater than 30
- Your BMI is greater than 27, and additionally you have medical complications related to obesity as well, such as diabetes, high blood pressure or sleep apnea
- Before prescribing any medication, your doctor will consider your health background, as well as possible side effects. Weight loss medicine approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), include the following, but you would need to be monitored:
- Orlistat (Alli, Xenical)
- Phentermine and topiramate (Qsymia)
- Bupropion and naltrexone (Contrave)
- Liraglutide (Saxenda, Victoza)
When you stop taking a weight-loss medication, you may regain more or all of the weight that you had lost. There could be side effects & risks too, so keep your doctor updated on regular basis.
- Endoscopic surgeries: they are less invasive and are concerned with surgical procedures which limit your capacity to consume food, such as the methods mentioned below:
- Placing stitches in your stomach to reduce its size and the amount of food you can consume.
- Or inserting a small balloon into your stomach, which is then filled with water to reduce the amount of space available. This helps you feel fuller faster.
- Bariatric surgeries: These are surgical procedures which can have the same function as endoscopic surgeries, but with more invasive methodologies.
- You will qualify for them if earlier methods failed, but either if you are extremely obese (BMI of 40 or greater), or if your BMI is between 35 to 39.9 and same is coupled with a serious weight-related problem, such as diabetes or high blood pressure.
- Following are the procedures you can be considered for: gastric by-pass, adjustable gastric banding, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, and gastric sleeve.
- Vagal nerve blockade:
- It involves implantation of device under the skin of the abdomen which sends intermittent electrical pulses to the abdominal vagus nerve, same signals the brain when the stomach feels empty or full.
- Can be used for adults who have not been able to lose weight and who have a BMI of 35 to 45 with at least one obesity-related condition.
- Coming to weight loss treatment cost, the surgical procedures will cost anywhere between Rs. 2,25,000 to Rs. 7,00,000. Whereas for dieting related consultation it can vary from rs. 1,200 to rs. 20,000.
For more information regarding obesity treatment, you can visit experts - Obesity Specialists in Mumbai, let us know if your city is different!
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