an introduction
Obesity or overweight is one of the most prevalent health problems of the 21st century. Obesity is not confined to the elderly or people who suffer from certain diseases, but rather to children and adolescents because of the demand for fast food, bad diet and lack of physical effort.
Obesity is the leading cause of many chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, arteriosclerosis, bone pain, and sudden death. Therefore, all obese people resort to sports or diet or diet under the supervision of a specialist to reduce weight and get rid of Excess fat in the body but due to obesity and the difficulty of the body’s response to these methods comes the role of surgical intervention through what is known as the process of quantification.
Define the quantization process
Is the process of quantifying the stomach, ie, the removal of part of the stomach by surgical intervention by a specialist doctor so that the part may be up to 85% of the original size of the stomach and according to the diagnosis of the doctor and as required by the condition of the patient after the consent of the patient to carry out the operation.
Explain the quantization process
- The patient will perform the necessary tests required by the doctor before the operation.
- The patient enters the hospital one day before the date of the operation, during which he abstains from food and drink.
- The patient is fully anesthetized before starting the procedure by an anesthesiologist.
- The operation is done using a telescope so the abdomen must be inflated with air so that the tools are easy to enter so that the abdomen is hollow and rises to the top.
- In the patient’s abdomen, one or more holes are inserted. The surgeon’s decision is made – and from these holes the electronically connected telescope is inserted with a television screen showing the images from inside the abdomen.
- Forceps and vasculature are introduced, known as the ironing device, which cuts the stomach within predefined measurements by the doctor.
- Pull the cut parts and cut the stomach and holes.
- The patient is kept under care for at least two days and must have complete rest after the operation and avoid any effort or carrying heavy objects, as well as adherence to medicines and healthy diet.
Benefits of the quantization process
- Starting weight loss gradually with emphasis on the need not to overload the stomach with its new size in double quantities of food, despite the desire to eat.
- Studies have shown that more than 70% of people who had the process of quantification had an improvement in the level of cholesterol in the blood.
- Enhance self-confidence by reducing excess weight, and hence the ability to work, produce and communicate effectively.
- Reducing joint pains and stiffness of the knee due to weight loss, which is clearly observed one year after surgery, reduces diabetes and improves blood pressure.
- The ideal weight when the patient arrives after the surgery will be established in proportion to the length and condition of the patient without the need for any other medical intervention, because the body will get used to the amount of food commensurate with the size of the new stomach.