May 11 every year is World Obesity Day. “If you don’t lose weight in May, you will be sad in June.” Summer is here, and many people have embarked on a tortuous road to weight loss. There are even many fat friend families “grouping” to lose weight. From January to April 2022 alone, they will lose weight. More than a dozen obese friends sought treatment at Chief Physician Yang Jingge of Gastrointestinal Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University because their family members or friends had undergone weight loss surgery and the weight loss effect was obvious. Experts remind that obesity can lead to sleep-disordered breathing, induce atherosclerosis, and increase the risk of dementia. The harm is huge, and fat friends must pay attention to it as soon as possible, and actively lose weight through reasonable methods.
Half your body is oil! Father and son and weight loss bid farewell to “greasy” from now on
Adolescence is a period of vigor and vitality, but compared with his peers, 16-year-old Lin Feng (pseudonym) has lost this “spirit”. Because of his obesity, he couldn’t buy suitable clothes; because of his obesity, he would gasp for breath just climbing one floor, and even slight exercise would cause knee pain; because of his obesity, acanthosis nigricans and acne all over his face made him appear in front of his classmates. Without self-confidence, he often tries his best to avoid going out with his family and friends; because of snoring caused by obesity, his sleep quality is extremely poor, and he has no energy to concentrate on attending lectures during the day, and his grades plummet. All this was seen by Lin Feng’s father, Mr. Lin, and it was painful in his heart.
In the beginning, Mr. Lin also helped his son lose weight through diet control and fat-reducing meal replacements, but every time he did not feel the joy of weight loss, he was hit by an explosive weight rebound. Mr. Lin, who has been frustrated many times, searched for ways to lose weight on the Internet, and finally found Brother Yang Jing through a friend’s introduction.
After being admitted to the hospital, Yang Jingge’s team conducted a detailed preoperative evaluation on Lin Feng. At the age of 16, Lin Feng’s weight was as high as 146.3kg, and his BMI was as high as 46.4. Symptoms, hyperuricemia, insulin resistance, hyperprolactinemia and severe fatty liver, the body fat content reached 49%, it can be said that half of Lin Feng’s body is oil!
After sufficient preoperative preparation, Yang Jingge’s team performed minimally invasive laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for Lin Feng. Lin Feng was able to get out of bed on the second day after the operation, and was discharged back to school on the third day.
When I saw Lin Feng again one month after the operation, not only did the acne on his face decrease and his skin improved, but more importantly, he had a confident smile on his face, and his uric acid and blood lipid levels also improved. Significantly lower than before, weight dropped 27 pounds.
Seeing that his son is recovering well, Mr. Lin, who has suffered from diabetes for many years, is also “hearted”. Mr. Lin’s BMI is 32.6, and he has 5 years of hypertension and 8 years of type 2 diabetes. Urine sugar is as high as 11mmol/L, which is 4 times that of normal people! Unexpectedly, there really is a weight loss surgery suitable for Mr. Lin – laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. Mr. Lin also underwent bariatric surgery by Yang Jingge’s team. The day after the operation, the blood sugar dropped to the normal range, and the life accompanied by drugs was bid farewell.
After the operation, Lin Feng lost 57 pounds in 3 months.
The swollen girl becomes a “treasure” girl, and the sisters are more introverted than the figure
It is not only Mr. Lin Fenglin and his son who have benefited, but also the Xiao Wu sisters from Shandong. Xiao Wu’s eldest sister gained a normal weight through bariatric surgery many years ago, which made Xiao Wu, who is still getting fatter after trying various weight loss methods, moved her “mind”. Because of her obesity, she lost two ideal jobs, and Xiao Wu, who was frustrated in her career, also received a lot of indifference and ridicule in her life. Finally, she found Yang Jingge’s team through the introduction of her eldest sister.
After admission, Yang Jingge’s team conducted a detailed assessment of Xiao Wu’s whole body. Xiao Wu already had severe symptoms of asthma after exercise, and the levels of uric acid and blood lipids were also much higher than normal. Soon, Brother Yang Jing determined the surgical plan for Xiao Wu – laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
One month after the operation, Xiao Wu lost 25 pounds, and the uric acid level also dropped to the normal range, because the fat accumulation in the liver also returned to normal size; the size of Xiao Wu’s clothes three months after the operation From 5XL to L, I used to only dare to show my head when taking pictures, but now I dare to show my whole body, and my career is getting better and better. Xiao Wu said with a smile: “The current figure is all drawn out by my sister!”
Obesity is dangerous, and maintaining a normal weight is very important
“Report on Nutrition and Chronic Diseases of Chinese Residents ( 2020)” shows that in recent years, the problem of overweight and obesity among residents has become increasingly prominent, and the prevalence/incidence of chronic diseases is still on the rise. The overweight and obesity rates of urban and rural residents of all age groups continued to rise. More than 50% of adult residents were overweight or obese, and the overweight and obesity rates of children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 and under 6 reached 19% and 10.4%, respectively.
Yang Jingge reminded that obesity may induce atherosclerosis, stroke and cerebral cortical atrophy, increasing the risk of dementia; it can lead to sleep-disordered breathing, which can lead to sudden cardiac death; Blood pressure, coronary heart disease, fatty liver, menstrual disorders, folliculitis, gout, knee arthritis and other diseases; long-term obesity can even lead to breast cancer, colorectal cancer and other cancers, so we must pay attention to it as soon as possible, and actively reduce it through reasonable methods. Heavy.
Text and photos/Guangzhou Daily·Xinhuacheng reporter: Zhang Qingmei Correspondents: Qiao Yuhan, Zhang Cancheng
Guangzhou Daily·Xinhuacheng Editor: Li Jin