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The obesity surgery with gastric ring is adjustable and designed to patients having an excess weight of fat, dated to more than five years; which has been exhausted by all types of diet in vain.
The surgical intervention is conducted under general anaesthesia and coelioscopy. It lasts about an hour. The hospitalization is 24 to 48h and the recuperation of usual activities is possible in 3 to 4 days.
The aim of this surgery, which is completely reversible, is to loose 60% of the excess weight in a progressive and continual way along 18 months.
The subdivision of the stomach allows the patients to taste all kinds of food with small quantities. It is the principle of quantitative restriction of food without real frustration. It is the equivalent of a hypocalorific diet without the “yo yo” phenomenon.
The ring tightening is done at a distance of the intervention by the surgeon or the radiologue. It is realized through a simple percutaneous puncture when the loss of weight stagnates in a period of 15 days.
The typical candidates to this surgery are patients:
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Aged from 18 to 65 years
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Having a severe obesity with an CMI (corporeal mass index) between 35 and 50 Kg/m2
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Ready to change their life hygiene
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Who do not excessively consume alcohol and hypercalorific drinks
Gastric ring, a linking up tube and 2 sizes of the implanted part.
The gastric ring surrounds the upper part of the stomach creating a gastric subdivision according to the “hour- glass” principle. This allows the slowing down of food passage and achieves a feeling of satiety as soon as the small superior part is filled. The resultant is an important diminution of food bringing without feeling hungry. It is the restrictive principle of obesity surgery.
The post-operative stay: It is preferable that the patient stays at the hotel after leaving the clinic. A check visit is provided in the eve of his / her leaving
