In fact, bariatric surgery has a history of more than 50 years. As some people think, bariatric surgeries are not newly found surgeries with unknown results. According to historical records, the first bariatric surgery was performed in Spain in the 10th century. King Sacho of Leon gained so much weight after he took the throne that he could not walk, ride a horse or wield a sword after a while. Faced with the danger of losing the throne, the king was operated by Ibn Shaprut, one of the famous doctors of that period, to lose weight. His method is quite simple but interesting. Ibn Sharput pricked up the king's lips, leaving just enough space to drink soup and other liquids with a straw. The surgery worked, and in the following days, King Sancho quickly lost weight and got rid of his excess weight and became a riding sword again.
The first bariatric surgery with modern surgical techniques was performed in 1950. Since these surgeries were performed in the form of open surgery at that time, of course, the number of surgeries remained within certain limits. In those years, obesity was not such a serious problem as it is today. After the 2000s, both the extraordinary increase in the number of overweight people in the world and the developments in laparoscopic surgery (closed surgery technique) cause a rapid increase in these surgeries. Closed surgery technology provided a great advantage for patients. Less pain, fast recovery and quick return to normal life
The main reason why obesity surgeries have become one of the most performed surgeries worldwide today is the miraculous development in laparoscopic surgery. The second reason is sleeve gastrectomy, which was first performed in 2000. As of 2022, stomach reduction surgery is the most performed bariatric surgery among all obesity surgeries, with a rate of 60%. Perhaps you also know the reasons for this. To summarize briefly, it does not disrupt the anatomy, does not displace the organs, provides effective weight loss, as well as eliminates existing diabetes mellitus, and is the surgery in which vitamin and mineral deficiency is the least compared to other methods.
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