IF YOU HAVE TENDENCY FOR OBESITY you must consult your doctor. After thorough examinations and investigations root cause of the problem should be ascertained. Accordingly, patient must stick to the advices, medicines or other measures advised by the doctor.
Even after controls, patient may not be able to get rid of fat layers. He should consider surgical options to shed out extra hanging fat layers.

SURGICAL OPTIONS are like lipectomies, abdominoplasty, tummy tuck and LIPOSUCTION. Bariatric Surgery includes gastric banding, gastric bypass procedures aiming to reduce intake. These are mainly for compulsive eaters. Others who are now mentally prepared to reduce and understands the complications of ongoing obesity, wants to get rid of extra fat layers should undergo above listed suitable operations.

LIPECTOMIES means excision of fat layer along with overlying skin. This cut-to-size operation is to remove hanging extra from any part, namely : arms, thighs, chest and any other required area. In belly area term "ABDOMINOPLASTY" is used to cut out extra hanging fat apron plus few associated procedures. 'LIPOSUCTION' is to suck out fat with machine from those areas where 'lipectomy' is not cosmetically indicated. Since need for every patient is different, surgical technique has to be tailored by the COSMETIC SURGEON who has to be an experienced trained and well versed with the meticulous follow up steps along with his trained staff.

HOSPITALIZTION is usually 12-15 days. Patient is ambulatory on 3rd day of surgery. Next 2 weeks are advised to remain restful.

MESSAGE FOR PATIENTS : Every one should know that obesity is a curse. One should not entrapped into it. If signs of obesity has stared showing, please try to get controlled may be with the help of the doctor. Obesity should not be allowed to become "MORBID OBESITY". At any stage, patient should not give up or lost hope. We the doctors, can manage the problem may be in a complicated stage [ within limitations]. Family members and friends must stand along with such patients in full support and help them in overcoming the problem of obesity.

It is equally important to know that obesity is just not the outcome of overeating, there are many more reasons for it. Instead of adding to the mental agony of the patients by saying "Do Not EAT" or "You are always eating" while actually he/she is not; you must try to find the cause and them help in treatment. Patient will be thankful to you.

Herniotomy with Hernioplasty mesh repair in
obese patient before after picture