If you are obese and have been unable to lose weight through diet or exercise, you may be a candidate for bariatric surgery. This type of surgery restricts how much food you can consume and/or interferes with the body’s ability to absorb nutrients.

Why it’s done

Bariatric surgery is done to help you lose excess weight and reduce your risk of developing obesity-related health complications, some of which can be life-threatening. These include:

• Heart disease and stroke
• High blood pressure
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
• Sleep apnea
• Type 2 diabetes

Bariatric surgery is not usually the first step in weight loss journey. It’s typically done only after you’ve tried to lose weight through healthier eating habits and exercising more frequently. Before resorting to this type of surgery, we suggest exploring other options such as lifestyle changes.

Who it’s for

You may be a candidate for bariatric surgery if:

• Your body mass index (BMI) is at 40 or above, considered extreme obesity.
• Your BMI falls in the range of 35 to 39.9 and you have a serious weight-related health problem such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or severe sleep apnea.
• There are some cases where people with BMIs between 30 and 34 may qualify for certain types of weight-loss surgery if they also have serious weight-related health problems.

A coronary artery bypass graft is a procedure whereby we take a blood vessel from another area of the body – typically the chest, leg, or arm – and attach it to the coronary artery above and below any narrowed areas or blockages. This new blood vessel is called a graft. The number of required grafts will depend on how severe your coronary heart disease is, as well as how many of the coronary arteries are narrow. The entire surgery takes place while you’re unconscious under general anesthesia, which usually lasts 3-6 hours.

Why it’s carried out

The average person will spend approximately 1 week in the hospital following a coronary artery bypass graft. You should schedule a follow-up appointment with your doctor about 2 months after your operation. Remember that recovery takes time and everyone heals at different rates, but most people are able to sit down after 1 day, walk after 3 days, and go up and down stairs by day 5 or 6. When you go home, you’ll need to take things easy for a few weeks. You should be able to return to most of your normal activities after about 6 weeks, including working, driving, and having sex. If you have a heavy manual job, you may need to stay off work longer. Most people make a full recovery within 12 weeks.

A cholecystectomy is most commonly performed to treat gallstones and the complications they cause. Your doctor may recommend a cholecystectomy if you have:

• Gallstones in the gallbladder (cholelithiasis)
• Gallstones in the bile duct (choledocholithiasis)
• Gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis)
• Large gallbladder polyps
• Pancreas inflammation (pancreatitis) due to gallstone

1. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
   During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, several small incisions are made in the abdomen through which a surgeon inserts surgical instruments and a tiny video camera. The abdominal cavity is inflated with carbon dioxide gas to provide more room for the surgeon to work comfortably.
2. Open CholecystectomyDuring an open cholecystectomy, the surgeon makes a 6-inch (15-centimeter) incision in your abdomen below your ribs on your right side. The muscle and tissue are pulled back to reveal your liver and gallbladder. Your surgeon then removes the gallbladder. The incision is sutured, and you’re taken to a recovery area. An open cholecystectomy takes one or two hours.

Blepharoplasty is a surgery that removes extra skin from the eyelids in order to make them look younger. The aging process weakens the muscles around the eyes, which causes sagging and drooping. This can be fixed with Blepharoplasty so you don’t have to deal with tired-looking eyes anymore.
Blepharoplasty not only can make the eyes appear younger and more wide awake, but it also corrects vision problems caused by sagging skin around the eyes.

Why it’s done

Blepharoplasty might be an option for:

• Baggy or droopy upper eyelids
• Excess skin of the upper eyelids that partially blocks peripheral vision
• Excess skin on the lower eyelids
• Bags under the eyes

During this operation, which could be done with local anesthesia and sedation or general anesthesia, the surgeon will make a cut in your groin area. They will then push the protruding tissue back into your abdomen and sew up the weakened area. This is often reinforced with a synthetic mesh (hernioplasty). The opening is closed using stitches, staples, or surgical glue.
After the surgery, you’ll be encouraged to move about as soon as possible, but it might be several weeks before you’re able to resume normal activities.

Percutaneous angiography is a non-invasive technique for diagnosing and treating cardiac issues. A thin catheter is inserted into a person’s leg or groin area and guided to the heart after being inflated with a balloon at the end of it. A stent may be placed in an artery to keep it open in some circumstances. The surgery is usually done under local anesthesia and takes between one and three hours to complete.
Stents provide heart conditions patients with a much better quality of life by foregoing open-heart surgery and its necessary recovery period. Not to mention, stent procedures have great long-term success rates.

A percutaneous nephrolithotomy is an option for removing kidney stones from the body when they can’t pass on their own. “Percutaneous” means that it takes place through the skin. A surgeon creates a passage between the skin on the back and the kidney using special instruments that travel via a tiny tube in your back. Stones are located and removed from your kidney by means of special instruments passed through a tiny tube in your back.
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is most often used to treat larger stones or when less-invasive procedures fail to work or are unavailable.

Why it’s done

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a medical procedure used to remove large kidney stones. This surgery is typically recommended in the following cases:

• The patient has large kidney stones that are blocking more than one branch of the collecting system of the kidney, known as staghorn kidney stones.
• The patient’s Kidney Stones are larger than 0.8 inches (2 centimeters) in diameter
• Large Stones are present in the tube connecting a patient’s kidneys and bladder (ureter). -Other therapies have failed

Rhinoplasty is a surgery that changes the shape and/or appearance of the nose. Rhinoplasty can be done by changing the bone, cartilage, skin, or all three structures.

Surgeons take multiple factors into account when planning rhinoplasty, such as other features on your face, the elasticity of your nostril skin, and what changes you would like to see. If doctors determine that surgery is right for you, they will create a personalized plan.

Why it’s done

The motivation for rhinoplasty may be to change the look of the nose, improve breathing, or both.

A splenectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your spleen. The spleen is an organ that sits under your rib cage on the upper left side of your abdomen. It helps fight infection and filters unneeded material, such as old or damaged blood cells, from your blood.

With IVF (In Vitro Fertilization), eggs and sperm are combined in a lab; when an embryo forms, it is then placed into the uterus.
IVF success rates are determined by several unpredictable variables such as age, location, and reproductive history. Some people think that traveling for IVF makes the process riskier, but there is no evidence to support this claim. In fact, being on vacation might help patients relax and reduce stress levels.
IVF is an expensive and life-changing procedure, but at MedEx, we can help you find a trusted clinic or hospital overseas. Many of our clients have saved thousands of dollars by booking appointments through our site. And the best part? It’s free to use!

Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of your thyroid gland. Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of your neck. It makes hormones that control every part of your metabolism, from your heart rate to how quickly you burn calories.
Healthcare providers perform thyroidectomy to treat thyroid disorders. These include cancer, a noncancerous enlargement of the thyroid (goiter), and overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism).
How much of your thyroid gland is removed during thyroidectomy depends on the reason for the surgery. If you need only part of your thyroid removed (partial thyroidectomy), your thyroid may work normally after surgery. If you need your entire thyroid removed (total thyroidectomy), you need daily treatment with thyroid hormone to replace your thyroid’s natural function.