Fast weight loss method with Stomach-Pumping surgery in Iran
Obesity is a problem that has involved many people in the society today due to the wrong lifestyle. One of the methods of slimming that is used today is the use of gastric pumps for excessive obesity or morbid obesity.
Morbid obesity is a condition in which people's BMI is greater than 40 and BMI between 35 and 40 is obesity type 2 and BMI between 30 and 35 is type 1 obesity. This procedure is performed for people over the age of 22.
The use of gastric emptying pump in morbid (pathological) obesity is recommended.
Does this method have health approval?
Stomach-Pumping is less well-known among people and there is no complete information about it, but it has full approval from the FDA and has been used in many countries since 2016, but does not have many fans among slimming surgeons and people.
What is the function of the gastric draining pump?
This pump is used to solve overeating and also a method for weight management. It removes some of the food in the stomach through the drain pipe and prevents obesity and overeating.
Obesity is a condition in which body weight is more than normal related to the height. This is calculated as such:
Stomach-Pumping surgery in Iran:
This pump has a tube that is inserted into the stomach through endoscopy during surgery in a sterile operating room under the supervision of the surgeon and in short anesthesia, and has a pump key to drain the stomach, which connects to the head of the tube that is removed from the stomach and removes the food.
Stomach pumping surgery takes about 15 to 20 minutes, after which you will be discharged after receiving sedatives and analgesics for 30 to 60 minutes in the recovery room of the operating room, after which you will be connected to the day care unit, which will be discharged after proper operation and pain relief and providing the necessary training on the same day.
How the stmach pump works:
This pump has a tube that exits from the upper abdomen on the stomach after 20 to 30 minutes of eating the meal, attach the pipe head which is closed to the pump and in the toilet, hit the pump button to drain one third of the stomach volume for 5 to 10 minutes. The amount of leftover food will be absorbed and digested naturally.
Side effects of putting pumps in the stomach:
- The possibility of infection due to unsanitary maintenance of the pipe removal site is one of the main problems that these people face, of course, if personal hygiene and regular washing of the pipe is done, there will be no problems.
- Nausea, vomiting, indigestion and diarrhea are digestive problems that may arise.
Percentage of success in gastric drain pump for slimming:
After twelve months, different people have lost about 12 to 13 percent of their weight. For each year
Stomach pumping in Iran has fewer risks than other methods and costs less
Disadvantages of slimming using Stomach-Pumping:
- There is relatively less weight loss in this method than other surgical procedures
- Keeping a tube out of the body, especially in young people, is a little hard.
What is our recommendation?
Based on the experience and recommendations of slimming surgery specialists, the use of surgical procedures such as gastric sleeve will be much more effective.