Metabolic Surgery

What is Metabolic Surgery?

Metabolic Surgery is used to describe surgical procedures to treat metabolic diseases, especially, type 2 diabetes, mellitus, dyslipidemia and Insulin resistance. Also, steatohepatits will be ameliorated and cirrhosis can be prevented.

There are several types of metabolic surgical procedures. Some procedures restrict the amount of food that can be eaten at one time and others bypass segments of the intestines to limit the absorption of calories.

You should discuss all of the available surgical procedures and determine which procedure is best for you.