Weight loss Surgery in Iran
Bariatric Surgery in Iran
The sentences that we hear from our patients after the shining effect of weight-loss surgery in Iran :
“I do not exchange the delight of slim with anything.”
“I had surgery because I wanted to live better and more comfortably.”
“I am happy since I can have a social relationship with others like other friends of mine.”
With approximately 7000 weight-loss surgery in Iran being carried out annually, statistics have led to Iran being a pioneer in this practice alongside Asian countries such as India & Thailand.
Various Methods of Weight Loss Surgery in Iran
There are multiple methods of weight loss surgeries that are constantly improved in order to increase the safety of these procedures. Weight loss surgeries can be performed either as open surgeries or as endoscopic surgeries. These surgeries are normally performed under general anesthesia and through laparoscopy which indicates that only a few incisions are made on the abdomen. The surgeon will enter delicate tools inside the body through these incisions and is able to examine the insides of the body using a small camera. Laparoscopic surgeries are not as risky as open surgeries and cause less pain for the patient. Furthermore, a small scar is caused due to these surgeries and the recovery term shall also be much shorter.
Of course, open surgery which is done by making a large incision on the abdomen might be a better option for some people; if the person is highly obese, has undergone weight-loss surgeries before, and suffers from a specific preexisting medical condition, open surgery is recommended.
The various methods of weight loss surgeries include:
Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery
An inflatable tube is placed around the upper part of the stomach which divides it into two parts. This procedure shall result in limiting the amount of food intake.
Gastric Bypass or Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
During this surgery, the larger portion of the stomach is removed and the remaining part of the stomach is only as small as a walnut. Then this new stomach is attached to the middle part of the small intestine.
Gastric Plication
In this method, the stomach is folded on itself horizontally and it is stitched; this is how the stomach’s capacity is reduced.
Vagal Indigestion
An electronic device is placed near the area that the stomach is attached to the vagus nerve in order to send the signals of becoming fuller to the brain and obstruct the hunger signals.
Gastric Sleeve Surgery
A larger portion of the stomach is removed and a horizontal stomach in the shape of a tube remains. As a result of this surgery, the stomach shall have less capacity for food.
Gastric Bypass Surgery by Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD/DS)
In this method, 80% of the stomach is removed and all that remains is a small tube-shaped stomach.
Intestinal Bypass Surgery (Duodenal Switch)
This surgery is a combination of gastric sleeve and bypass. In this method, along with the reduction of the size of the stomach, most of the intestine’s length, apart from the last 100 and 150 centimeters of it, is cut short.
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In this method, a tube-like device is placed inside the stomach which helps release around 30% of gastric gas leading to the reduction of calorie intake.
The weight-loss surgery is a popular surgery in the world.
However, the best way to avoid extreme overweight is to exercise and retain the diet but if diet and exercise have had no significant effect on your emaciation, weight-loss surgery not only free, yourself from the risk of disease derived from high fatness but will gift yourself more self-confidence.
There is more than 500 thousand weight-loss surgery in the world annually that among these, the USA with 30 percent of total weight loss surgeries has the most number of surgeries. Brazil, Argentine, and France does 30 percent of accomplished surgeries in the world.
Iran is among the 15 top countries of the world in weight loss surgery to the high number of weight-loss surgery.
The curative surgery of weight loss does more than many cosmetic surgeries such as breast size reducing surgery but its somedeal high cost leads to ignoring it by many interested people to the weight-loss surgery.
This factor put Iran in tourists’ notes in weight-loss surgery more than ever.
What is a Weight Loss Surgery?
Obesity is caused as a result of the imbalance between calorie intake and consumption, one’s genetic background, overeating, laziness, and physical immobility. Since morbid obesity is a preexisting condition that causes a wide range of diseases, losing weight for the people who suffer from obesity-related diseases is a matter of life and death. That is why numerous weight-loss surgical procedures have been invented.
Weight-loss surgeries include a range of surgical procedures which alter the digestive system. Weight-loss surgeries can also affect the hormones or the bacteria that inhabit the digestive system by reducing the appetite and improving fat metabolism and insulin function.
The emaciation surgery was implemented in Iran as a professional with the topic of Bariatric Surgery in Iran with the appropriate cost for a few years.
Weight-loss surgery or bariatric surgery does make some changes in the digestive system and reduces the relish.
Bariatric surgery is known as the most effective overweight treatment method in the world. The performed study in a quadrennium by Richard Welbourn et al on these surgery patients demonstrates the high success value of bariatric surgery and overweigh loss of 60 percent.
Most Popular Weight Loss Surgeries
According to the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), the following four techniques have the most frequentation among the bariatric surgeries.
- LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS
- LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC SLEEVE
- INTRA GASTRIC BALLOON(IGB)
- ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND(AGB)
Among these methods, the Gastric Bypass method with 49 percent and the Gastric Sleeve with 40 percent are the most favorite surgery methods for weight loss in Iran.
Bariabatric Surgery Approaches in Iran
There are three basic approaches in all bariatric surgeries’ type for weight loss:
1. The first approach is minifying the Kyte volume to be full sooner until we attain to satiety feeling sooner. The Gastric Sleeve, Gastric Band and IGB approaches are in this category.
2. The second approach that nowadays less performs alone takes away the nutrient material by the Malabsorption method.
3. The third approach is in the middle of these two surgical methods. The Gastric Bypass and Mini Gastric Bypass are in this category.
The Requirements of Weight Loss Surgeries
Weight loss surgeries are not the best option for everyone. If you merely want to lose some weight, or if you have not yet tried to lose weight using diet and exercise, these surgeries are probably not suitable for you. Losing weight through diet and exercise for people who have a BMI of 35 and higher is so hard; that is why these people are recommended to undergo weight-loss surgeries. Of course, weight-loss surgeries for people who have a BMI of 30-35 in case of suffering from obesity-related health conditions are still a good option.
In general, the adults who undergo these weight loss surgeries are those who:
- Have a BMI of 40 and higher.
- Have a BMI of 35-40 and suffer from obesity-related diseases (e.g. type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and severe sleep apnea).
- Weigh less than 450 pounds since this is the highest amount of body mass that could be placed inside hospitals’ radiology equipment. If you weigh more than this amount, you need to lose weight before undergoing the surgery.
- Have tried diet and exercise but to no avail.
- Are committed to a healthy lifestyle and working out after the surgery.
- Have suffered from obesity for at least 3-5 years before the operation.
- For at least two years have tried other weight loss methods but to no avail.
The surgeon chooses the most appropriate surgical option for you based on your BMI in order to produce the very best results.
Weight Loss Surgery Disadvantages
The general disadvantages of weight loss surgery include:
- Dumping syndrome – causing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or vertigo after eating a meal.
- Heartburn and flatulence
- Problems in absorbing the nutrients and vitamins within the food we eat which in the long run shall cause certain diseases such as anemia and osteoporosis
- The need to make permanent changes in one’s lifestyle
- In the case of rapid weight loss, one might suffer from gallstones.
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The high skill and professionalism of the bariatric surgeons in Iran
In Iran, the surgeons could employ the world’s present technical knowledge in their surgeries bypassing the expertise courses, and continue the extra-expertise courses in the best universities of Europe and America and with their top technical knowledge, they could gain the best results with the least side-effects after the surgery.
The high amount of weight-loss surgery in Iran (more than 7000) has caused Iranian surgeons to attain 100 percent experience in all bariatric surgery techniques.
This knowledge and experience are so much among the Iranian famous surgeons whom the new bariatric surgery methods have introduced to the medical world by the Iranian surgeons for the first time.
For instance, the Laparoscopic gastric plication surgery introduced by Dr. Mohammad Talebpour for the first timein iran. There is no need to install the external object in the gastrium or the food exit from the gastrium.
Weight-Loss surgery immunity and clinical advanced equipment
The weight-loss surgery belongs to the expertise surgeries that need advanced and new facilities and equipment along with Iranian surgeons’ high technical skill and knowledge.
This sensitivity augments when the patient after weight-loss surgery must stay in the hospital for 2-3 days to ensure the after its surgery recovery completely.
Mitramed had a contract with the best Iranian hospitals that have advanced facilities including surgery rooms and state-of-the-art technology, nursing team, and after-surgery care facilities.
At last, the unbelievable cost of the weight-loss treatment services in Iran
By a little search about forerunner countries in the field of bariatric surgery and the costs related to the journey, tarriance, hospital, surgery, etc. you will see that by the right select of Iran as your healthcare tourism terminus, you can reduce the weight-loss surgery cost until 80 percent.
For example, the emaciation surgery cost with considering the other treatment and residential services in the USA is about 25000 dollars, whereas the same services in Iran perform with about 5000 dollars.
United States 3000$
England 2500$
Thailand 1600$
Turkey 1360$
India 3900$Personal Quote
Weight Loss Surgery Frequently Asked Questions
We have tried to gather most often questions from our clients regarding Weight Loss surgery, however, if you have not received answers to your questions we are more than happy to help, so please do not hesitate to contact us.
Does Weight Loss Surgery always bring about the Desired Outcome?
The patients after undergoing weight-loss surgeries, depending on the type of surgical procedure, lose around 15 to 30% of their excess weight. People who have a BMI of 40 can reach the BMI of 30 after the surgery, and it is highly likely for their obesity-related illnesses to be cured. However, no methods, even surgical procedures, can guarantee weight loss and its maintenance. Most people may not lose as much weight as they wanted after the surgery. Over time, some people regain the amount of weight they have lost; however, the regained amount of weight varies from one person to another. Factors contributing to the regaining of the lost weight include the patient’s weight prior to the surgery, the type of the surgical procedure, and the degree to which the patient has changed his/her lifestyle.
What will the scar look like after surgery?
Since weight loss surgeries are mostly done using laparoscopy, a small scar (around 0.5 mm) remains after the surgery which would fade to a large degree after the recovery process. However, if an open surgery is performed on the patient, a highly noticeable scare is going to remain on the abdomen.
What Amount of Weight Loss can be expected after the Surgery?
The amount of weight you lose depends upon your body and the surgical procedure. A study has indicated that a year after the surgery, the people who have undergone adjustable gastric banding, sleeve, and bypass surgery reported around 38 to 89 pounds of weight loss. Among these three types of surgery, the people who have undergone gastric bypass surgery reported the highest amount of weight loss; however, those who had undergone bypass surgery suffered from more postoperative complications than others.
How fast you lose weight after the surgery depends on the type of surgical procedure you are going through and your lifestyle. People lose approximately 15 to 30% of their original weight after this surgery. Most people after losing weight shall regain some of it over time; however, it is an insignificant amount comparing to their weight before the surgery. You must take into account that reaching your ideal weight along with the type of surgical procedure you decide to undergo is dependent on your lifestyle as well.
Weight loss surgery makes it easier for you to reduce your calorie intake and to be more physically active. Enjoying healthy food and beverages (before and after the surgery) helps you lose more weight and to maintain your weight for a much longer period of time. Exercising regularly also has a highly positive impact on weight loss. In order to improve your health condition, you must keep your healthy lifestyle all throughout your life.
Is the weight loss surgery aboard safe?
Every surgery caries some level of risk, so it is important for us to find out as much as we can about you prior to your arrival. We will ask you to fill in the Medical questionnaire which will be assessed by our surgeons, physician and anaesthesiologist.
What are the benefits of Weight Loss Surgery?
This type of surgery helps you lose a considerable amount of weight and successfully treats most of the health issues caused by morbid obesity, a few of which are listed in the following:
- Type 2 diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart failure
- High cholesterol levels
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Urinary incontinence
- Pain in multiple body organs such as knees
- Increasing life expectancy
- Having an easier and wider range of mobility
- The improvement of one’s life
What are Preoperative Diet for Weight Loss Surgery?
For a while before the surgery, you must eat easy-to-digest foods such as low-calorie foods and protein shakes. In some weight-loss surgeries, you may be required to have a liquid diet for a few days prior to the surgery.
What are Side Effects of the weight loss surgery?
The general side effects of the weight loss surgery include:
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Secretions from the wound
- Diarrhea
- Clogging of the blood in the legs might move to the heart or even lungs and cause embolism.
- 5 years after the surgery you might face complications that might need medical intervention, surgery, and hospitalization. These complications are more likely to arise in people who have undergone gastric bypass surgery as opposed to gastric sleeve surgery.
In general, losing weight and lowering blood sugar levels before the surgery, reduce the risk of related complications arising.
what are Postoperative Diet for Weight Loss Surgery?
This diet includes various phases which are detailed in the following:
- Phase 1: a clear liquid diet that lasts for one week.
- Phase 2: whole liquid diet which is put in place, if necessary, within the second week.
- Phase 3: porridge diet which lasts for the entire third and fourth week.
- Phase 4: soft food diet which is put in place in the second and third months.
- Phase 5: solid food diet starting from the fourth month onwards.
Is Going through Weight Loss Surgery Worth the Risk?
These surgical procedures mostly have more benefits than they have possible disadvantages and complications. In most cases, these surgical procedures provide successful results. That is why for most of the patients the troubles of the operation and postoperative care are worth it since they get their desired outcome – they can reach their ideal weight this way and treat their obesity-related diseases effectively as well.
Why Iran is the best terminus and MitraMed are the best choice for your treatment journey?
If the high cost of the weight-loss surgery services in the other country, make you acatalectic to do this work,
If you want to have a flawless, safe, and fully calm journey with a professional team,
If the proficiency, experience, and assumpsit of the surgeon are important to you,
If you need treatment in a place with facilities that have international standards or more,
If you value your time to do the surgery without the current multi-month turns,
If you are looking for the best doctors and hospitals with optimal cost in Iran.
If you are looking for a wonderful journey to a country with tourism resources and rich culture,
the best choice for you is Iran and the facilitator team of the Mitramed
Do I choose a surgeon for weight loss surgery?
If one of our surgeons was recommended to you for a weight loss surgery in Iran you can add her or his name when contacting us. We will confirm whether these surgeons are experts in the chosen procedures.
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7 Steps to your Successful Weight-loss Surgery In Iran
Step1 : Contact Us
Step2 : Qoutation
Step3 : Pre Arrivial
We arrange your medical visa , flight, ticket, appointments, accommodation etc.
Step4: Arrival in Iran
Step5: Treatment
Step6: Recovery
Step7: Follow-ups
Why MitraMed?
With having, the health facilitator certification under Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medicine, we could have cooperation contracts with the best bariatric surgeons and the best-advanced hospitals of Iran in the cities of Tehran, Mashhad, and Shiraz.
The Mitramedical executive team with supporting all the languages include English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Turkish, Russian, etc. is ready to present the consultation services before your treatment journey.
The Mitramedical team is the only facilitator team in Iran that presents the proficient doctors in its executive team for responding and consulting without constraint and free before and after the journey.
Furthermore, presenting the journey planning, airport transport, sojourn in the hotel, attendant translator, doing the medical tests before surgery, your surgery coordination team and after surgery care team services are the facilities that we are ready to present them in the best way.
Is the patient’s gender make any differences for having a bariatric Surgery in Iran?
Hi Christopher, However, fewer than one percent of patients eligible for bariatric surgery actually undergo treatment. Furthermore, there exists a considerable gender disparity, with women comprising 80% of those patients who undergo bariatric surgery, despite equal obesity rates across genders.