Often times when you surround yourself with a topic you forget that not everyone around you has the same level of understanding. The other day I was explaining weight loss surgery to one of my classmates and he kept giving me a "huh" look when I threw out a couple of terms.
To help clear the air, I thought I would periodically post some common information that are typically associated with gastric bypass surgery, stomach stapling surgery and bariatric surgery in general. If you have any additional questions, let me know and one of our Indiana bariatric doctors would be more than happy to help out!
Bariatric: The word "bariatric" means, "the branch of medicine concerned with the management (prevention or control) of obesity and associated diseases."
Morbid: The word "morbid" means "a diseased state." And "co-morbid" means "a secondary disease state caused by a primary disease."
Obesity: The word "obesity" means "the storage of excess adipose tissue (fat)."
Morbid Obesity: This means "a serious disease state that is related to the excess accumulation of fat on the body that interferes with, or causes injuries to, other functions of the body, causing serious life-threatening health problems."
To help clear the air, I thought I would periodically post some common information that are typically associated with gastric bypass surgery, stomach stapling surgery and bariatric surgery in general. If you have any additional questions, let me know and one of our Indiana bariatric doctors would be more than happy to help out!
Bariatric: The word "bariatric" means, "the branch of medicine concerned with the management (prevention or control) of obesity and associated diseases."
Morbid: The word "morbid" means "a diseased state." And "co-morbid" means "a secondary disease state caused by a primary disease."
Obesity: The word "obesity" means "the storage of excess adipose tissue (fat)."
Morbid Obesity: This means "a serious disease state that is related to the excess accumulation of fat on the body that interferes with, or causes injuries to, other functions of the body, causing serious life-threatening health problems."
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