The health of every eighth person is at risk due to excess weight
MARBELLA (MALAGA), 22 years (EUROPA PRESS)
Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by excess body fat, which can increase the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other serious health problems. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one in eight people in the world is obese.
The Quironsalud Hospital of Marbella (Malaga), “aware of the alarming extent of this silent disease,” has a comprehensive obesity treatment unit that offers an expert and personalized approach to each case.
Javier Padillo, senior health consultant for this project, explained that “this medical platform is composed of professionals from different specialties, including nutritionists, nutritionists, endocrinologists, digestive specialists, surgeons and psychologists, who together provide this global approach.”
This coordinated and interdisciplinary working model ensures patients are supported throughout the entire process by a team of leading experts, as well as access to cutting-edge obesity treatments. “The strategic design of this division allows everyone in their field to have the opportunity to offer the latest technology or the latest scientific and technological advances.”
“Thus,” he continued, “we have a completely renewed view of the treatment of obesity, regardless of the therapeutic option (bariatric surgery, endoscopic treatment or the latest generation of drugs).”
Although the main cause of obesity is an unbalanced diet or a sedentary lifestyle, there is a percentage of cases whose cause is hormonal, Quirónsalud said in a statement. The goal of the Comprehensive Obesity Treatment Unit is to determine the cause of excess weight problems and determine the most convenient procedure.
For this reason, the treatment regimen begins with an endocrinological examination, “which allows us to find out the true cause of excess weight and therefore determine the steps that need to be taken to restore the patient’s health. Not all obesity diagnoses are the same and should not be the same. be “Surgery may be appropriate for the patient, but is completely counterproductive in cases where nutritional deficiencies are found or pose a high risk to his life. Fortunately, there are many alternatives that allow us to take action and correct our overweight condition.” explained Rida Naguib Raya, Head of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service at the Marbella Hospital.
Currently, there are two surgical methods that account for 80-90% of bariatric surgery procedures: gastric sleeve and bypass.
Daniel Palomo, General Surgery and Digestive System Specialist, explained the characteristics of each. “The first is to reduce the size of the stomach and is an operation that reduces weight precisely because it is restrictive, significantly reducing the capacity of the stomach.”
“The second technique is called Bypass and is usually recommended for more obese patients with diabetes. What we are doing is redirecting the passage of food, making the stomach cavity smaller and shortening the intestines. The results are very consistent,” he said. added.
For non-surgical procedures, the most common methods are called Apollo or endoscopic gastric sleeve. In this area, the Digestive Department of the Quironsalud Marbella Hospital is one of the oldest units in the province dedicated to the development and application of both procedures.
According to Dr. Alfonso Alcalde, a specialist at the service, “Our contribution is essential to help patients without the option of surgery.”
“This circumstance can arise, as Dr. Alfonso Alcalde explains, for various reasons. One of them is the high rate of excess weight. Endoscopic methods make it possible to reduce body weight before intervention in the operating room in order to reduce morbidity and possible complications that may arise after surgery,” he emphasized.
Finally, they emphasized that the Comprehensive Obesity Unit of the Quironsalud Hospital in Marbella bases its criteria on clinical guidelines and offers the patient the most appropriate path to achieve his goal. Through this process, it gives you the tools to adopt new healthy lifestyle habits for the next phase.