Morbid Obesity is a proven health hazard which leads to conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, gall stone disease and cancers of breast, prostate and colon. For various reasons people with tendency to put on excess weight become obese irreversibly. For them, more common methods of slimming down prove ineffective and they become high risk candidates for life crippling ailments.

Bariatric Surgery is of great help to such hopelessly obese people. It refers to surgical methods that restrict absorption of elements from the food into the system, thus effectively limiting the chances of fat accumulation. Depending upon the suitability, gastric banding or gastric bypass procedures are adopted via minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques.