EXTRA. In Spain obesity affects 18.2% of men and 16.7% of adult women, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Obesity is not only an aesthetic issue, but It is a pathology that in turn causes other diseases such as type 2 diabetes, endometrial cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol levels, coronary heart disease, liver disease, sleep apnea or respiratory problems. But this does not only affect adults but is increasingly present in children, becoming one of the most serious problems today.
In ilahy, Clinic for Advanced Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery of IMED Hospitales, are very aware of this problem and as a result the Nutrition and Obesity Unit of Clínicas ilahy. The Unit has a multidisciplinary medical team (doctors, psychologists, nutritionists, nurses and anesthetists) at the disposal of the patient to achieve their objectives and championing the fight against obesity in the Valencian Community for more than 10 years. Also has the support of a reference group such as IMED Hospitales.
–They work with their patients on three fundamental pillars: an adequate diagnosis, a good choice of treatment and a tailor-made follow-up. They accompany the patient to change their habits and make them change their life, regain their health and lose weight permanently.
Techniques to lose weight
The main techniques are nutritional programs, the gastric balloon, the Pose Method, the Endomanga and bariatric surgery.
-Nutritional programs. It is important for the patient to understand that losing weight is not always synonymous with losing fat. Many “miracle” diets cause the patient to have significant weight loss by losing water associated with glycogen stores and muscle mass. Nutritional counseling is essential for many patients who, in addition to combating an aesthetic problem such as cellulite, need to achieve an optimal weight.
– The gastric balloon It is aimed at patients with recent overweight caused by a specific event such as pregnancy or emotional overweight. Before resorting to this technique, you must have tried to lose weight with other methods. Its duration is from six to twelve months.
-The POSE Method It is a technique that allows to perform an endoscopic stomach reduction. With this treatment, up to 35 kg can be lost and results are obtained from the first day. It consists of a reduction of the stomach by means of folds that cause greater satiety in the patient and, therefore, facilitates weight loss. The folds are distributed in the upper part of the stomach, the lower part and the body. It is aimed at those who have been overweight for many years.
-The Gastric Endomanga It is a novel stomach reduction treatment without surgery that allows us to reduce the capacity of the stomach through 18 plictures made throughout the gastric body. These sutures are very strong and durable over time and are performed throughout the entire gastric body creating a gastric sleeve, hence the name of this technique. It is indicated for patients of legal age, with a BMI between 35 and 40.
-Bariatric surgery It is recommended for patients suffering from severe class II obesity and morbid obesity. It is possible to reduce the size and capacity of the stomach so that the patient has less feeling of hunger and, in addition, digestion is manipulated to limit the absorption of calories in the form of sugars and fats.
All these techniques go always accompanied by an advanced nutrition program that establishes a psychological and nutritional monitoring, essential for the success of obesity treatments. Patients are oriented, guidelines and objectives are set in each session and a real change in habits is achieved so that the kilos that have been lost are never regained.
CLINIC DATA
ilahy, Clinic of medicine and advanced aesthetic surgery of IMED Hospitales
Aesthetic Medicine | Plastic Surgery | Nutrition and Obesity | Capillary Unit
www.ilahy.es
–
– .
