With weight loss surgeries, good nutrition, and regular exercise, you can have a healthy body size and lengthen your lifespan. Dr. Tahir Yunus offers the highest quality surgeries for obesity. At ALSA pakistan, we advocate treating every individual with compassion and dignity. So, we look forward to helping you determine the best surgery according to your weight loss requirement.

Bariatric surgeries may help obese individuals to have healthier life. Each surgery has unique advantages, and an expert surgeon will help you decide the best plan forward after consultation. ALSA has an American qualified laparoscopic surgeon who is a world-renowned expert in his field for weight loss surgeries.

Who can benefit from surgeries for obesity?

Bariatric surgeries or weight loss surgery is advised to help obese people lose weight when healthy food and physical activity fail to provide the result they want. Weight loss surgery is also helpful for individuals who begin to experience severe health issues such as heart disease, hypertension, depression, infertility, joint pains, and all other such problems related to being overweight.

Furthermore, surgery is almost always the last option when other non-invasive remedies cannot deliver the results you want. But it is wise to always do as much research as possible about weight loss surgeries before taking the step to reduce weight surgically.

In general, not every obese individual is an ideal candidate for surgery for obesity.

Moreover, managing obesity is not simply about changing your appearance and getting rid of extra fat. It also helps to improve your overall health and life quality and increases your life expectancy.

But the question arises, "how much weight can you expect to lose?"

Weight loss After surgery

Firstly, the amount of weight loss after bariatric surgery depends on your type of surgery and your general health. That said, the weight loss after bariatric surgery ranges from 40 to 80% of your excess weight.

Secondly, the results of weight loss surgery may differ for each individual depending on motivation, following the surgeon's recommendations, and the support system they have. Most weight loss occurs due to the efforts you put in the first few months after the surgery and continue for 12 to 18 months.

Finally, surgical weight loss plans are mainly focused on delivering long-term health. They include a variety of activities before your surgery as well as post-operative care. A customized workout plan, nutritional guidance, and support system are also key factors that give the expected results after the surgeries for obesity.

All the components mentioned earlier are necessary for the ideal results and getting rid of the extra fat for life.

SADI Bypass to cure obesity

Single Anastomosis duodeno-ileal Bypass or SADI-S is an advanced weight loss surgery that, for many years, has helped overweight patients manage their weight. One of the benefits of SAD-S is the use of one intestinal bypass rather than two. This results in less time in surgery, and it also reduces the risk of intestinal leakage.

At ALSA, our expert surgeon Dr. Tahir Yunus archives impressive results with a two-step laparoscopic surgery that removes 80% of the stomach. In this innovative surgery, the first step is slimming down the stomach into a cylindrical sleeve that will hold much less food; this gastric sleeve results in a smaller stomach and results in suppressing the hormone ghrelin, which triggers appetite.

What is SADI-S?

SADI-S surgical procedure was published in a study in 2007, but the number of bariatric surgeons who attain skills and knowledge for this surgery still needs to be expanded worldwide. Single Anastomosis duodeno-ileal Bypass is a simplified version of duodenal switch (DS). Short-term results of SADI-S show that it is safe and reproducible. The weight loss and health complications of obesity resolve quickly with the procedure, and the results are the same as the duodenal switch (DS) or biliopancreatic diversion. 

The surgical process of SADI-S

This weight loss procedure allows the patient to lose additional weight in months of final intestinal rerouting. Intestinal rerouting is also a malabsorptive procedure that shortens the digestion pathway in the intestinal tract. In this procedure, surgeons patch the patient's new stomach sleeve to a loop of the small intestine and bypass most of the bowl. This bypass sends the food through only 10 feet of the small intestine. So as a result, the body has less time and distance to absorb fat and calories.

In SADI-S, surgeons remove less of the intestine than in other types of bariatric surgery; as a result, the amount of nutrients absorbed increases. However, the patients must take vitamins for the rest of their life as it is still a malabsorptive surgical procedure.

As surgeons make one new connection in SADI-S, there is less risk of leakage of the intestinal contents into the body cavity. This single connection also prevents the possibility of future bowel obstruction, which is known as an intestinal hernia.

Today, surgeons perform both stages of SADI-S Surgery using a laparoscope which is a long, thin tube with a camera at the edge. After administering anesthesia, the surgeons insert the laparoscopic instrument into the patient's abdomen.

How to prepare yourself before SADI-S surgery?

US-qualified surgeon start you on a diet that helps reduce your abdominal fat and shrink the size of the liver two weeks before the first stage of the surgery. This will allow surgeons to navigate easily in the intestinal structures of the abdomen with the laparoscope. During this period, the weight you lose correlates with safe surgery and quick recovery. The special diet that surgeons advise is high in protein and low in carbohydrates, fats, and calories. Moreover, foods that are easy to digest with few solids are also helpful.

After the first stage of the surgery, the food you take will change weekly. 

• For the first week, your diet will be clear liquids.
• For the second week, it will be fruit drinks and non-fat milk.
• In the third and fourth weeks, you will take pureed foods.
• By the fifth and sixth weeks, you will be allowed to eat food in limited amounts and avoid eating high-fat and junk foods.

These diet instructions will allow you to maintain the weight you lose in the future.

Pros & Cons of Single Anastomosis Duodeno-ileal Bypass

SADI Bypass to cure obesity is a new avenue for people struggling with morbid obesity-related health problems. Despite the rapidly growing awareness about healthcare among the people and the cost of healthcare procedures, there is an increasing number of people seeking medical intervention through surgeries for obesity. So, let us look at some pros and cons of this advanced weight loss surgery.

Pros

There are many benefits of SADI-S, which are the underlying cause of the massive success of this procedure. Some of these benefits include:

1. After this surgery, patients usually lose 80 to 100% of their excess weight.
2. It is a safe way of losing extra weight
3. Fewer side-effects
4. The best procedure for people with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of more than 50
5. It has reduced the risk of intestinal obstruction as compared to gastric bypass and duodenal switch.
6. This procedure has a more significant metabolic effect than the stranded gastric bypass.
7. It could be an ideal procedure for people with uncontrolled type-2 diabetes.
8. Helps fight depression
9. Reduces hypertension
10. Helps with obesity-related health problems

Cons

Just like every other bariatric Surgery, SADI-S has some risks. Such as:

1. Infection
2. Anastomosis leak
3. Bile reflux
4. Intestinal perforation
5. Abscess
6. Venous thrombosis
7. Pulmonary embolism

But most of these issues can be quickly resolved with the correct post-operative care and a healthy lifestyle.

Conclusion

It is common knowledge that obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths globally. Many people dealing with obesity let it take a backseat which is nothing short of the most severe mistake they will ever make. But surgeries for obesity are the best solution to save your life if you or your loved one are struggling with obesity and related health problems. The one solution that will help you fight high blood pressure, joint pain, back pain, heart disease, and many more health issues is SADI Bypass to cure obesity. Consult the leading SADI-S procedure expert at ALSA Pakistan.