WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

Bariatric or weight loss surgery is a surgical intervention to reduce the size of the stomach, which physically limits the amount of food intake, allowing the patient to adjust appetite over time and lose weight. Bariatric surgery is performed laparoscopically through small incisions. The whole procedure includes preoperative consultations and preparation, surgery, and the postoperative period for developing new eating habits.

Bariatric—weight loss surgery—is recommended if the patient’s body mass index is above 34, weight continues to increase, and other weight loss methods are proved to be ineffective. Bariatric surgery also helps prevent type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea, back pain, joint problems and other conditions.

Bariatric surgery is offered by several Health Travel Latvia cluster clinics – AIWA Clinic, Jurmala Hospital, Sigulda Hospital. Consult with your doctor to find out if weight loss surgery is a suitable solution for you, and what other weight loss treatments are available.

Statistics show that over the course of 10 years after weight loss surgery patients do not recover more than 40% of their initial excess weight. This means that weight loss is practically irreversible for at least 60% of the patients. The bariatric procedure helps with creating new eating habits – to eat less and feel satiety faster, changing behaviour in the long run.

Bariatrics is one of the most radical but effective weight loss methods that help when everything else has already been tried. Medical facilities offering weight loss surgery may initially recommend other weight loss methods, such as insertion of a temporary gastric balloon that reduces the stomach volume helping the patient to minimize food intake.

If you have questions or you’d like to apply for the procedure, simply fill in the contact form. This information will be received by the clinics that provide weight loss surgery, and a specialist will contact you immediately. If you have further questions, please write an email to info@healthtravellatvia.lv or call +371 29214868.