Weight Loss Problems

When you are battling Obesity you can often pick up many health issues and there are various surgical options that may help.

It is helpful to know your BMI ( Body Mass Index) and we can help you easily calculate it. If your BMI is over 35 you may be a candidate for our surgery.

Often as weight increases you may find that you are troubled with Type 2 Diabetes. Bariatric or Metabolic Surgery can sometimes unwind diabetes and allow you to get off your medications.

Hypertension and obesity are often connected. Hypertension is a condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high.

Reasons for bariatric surgery can vary and they can be a combination of problems such as depression, disability or mobility issues.

Sometimes being overweight can affect fertility for women. Weight loss surgery may be an option.

Thyroid goitre and nodules
are abnormal enlargements
or growths in the thyroid gland.

Thyroid cancer is the malfunctioning of DNA in the thyroid gland, causing an overgrowth of cells.

Parathyroid glands or parathyroids are a group of four pea-sized glands in your neck, two on each side of your thyroid gland.

Hyperparathyroidism is the overproduction of parathyroid hormone by one or more of the pea-sized parathyroid glands in the neck.

Adrenal Glands can be found above your kidneys. They are triangular in shape and about the size of a thumb.

Adrenal tumours are a rare, dense growth of the tissue located above each kidney that cause an overproduction of hormones.

Gallstones can grow like crystals in the gallbladder. There can be one large stone or
several small stones formed.

Hernia stands for a condition caused by weakness in muscles and tissues.