obesity center
Consultant general, laparoscopic and obesity surgeon Dr. Khaled Al-Sharif revealed that more than 50 gastric sleeve surgeries were performed within a few months, all of which were successful in the Bariatric Surgery Unit Center at King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital in Taif
Dr. Al-Sharif pointed out that obesity is the battle of the modern era, after scientific concepts about its concept and causes have changed, as obesity and overweight are defined as the accumulation of fat in an abnormal and excessive manner that may lead to disease.
He said that the causes of obesity can be divided into two main types: The first causes or organic diseases that involve hormonal imbalance, brain diseases, and the abuse of certain medications such as cortisone, antidepressants, anti-allergies, and male and female hormones such as "birth control pills", and the second is inorganic causes that include the imbalance in energy, habits and traditions that exist in some Families, as a specific family type, are characterized by the dietary pattern and the increase in the size of the meal than normal, and the preference for heavy weights as evidence of a healthy body, studies have shown that 80% of obese children come from families where the father and mother are also obese, as well as psychological factors that differ from One person to another from sadness to joy.
Dr. Al-Sharif added that obesity and its diseases are many, including heart diseases, sudden death, diabetes and high blood pressure, which is three times higher than normal blood pressure among obese, and also skin diseases that increase the amount of folds in the skin, and the skin is vulnerable to infections and fungal infections.
He stressed that obesity operations and their results in losing weight have a positive effect in healing from diseases caused by obesity such as diabetes and heart disease, and others that will have an impact on the cost of treating these obesity-associated diseases, and thus have a positive impact on the national economy. This reinforces the Kingdom''''s plan and its National Vision 2030 and the Ministry of Health''''s transformation plans and programs.
