Dr Andrew Packiyanathan

Dr Andrew Packiyanathan, providing Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery services in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

The following description is a generic description for the category and does not necessarily reference all the services/ procedures offered by Dr Andrew Packiyanathan.

Bariatrics is a medical specialty that offers treatment for those who are overweight. This may include a programme of diet and nutrition, exercise, behaviour modification, lifestyle changes and appropriate medications. Bariatric surgery (obesity surgery or weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese (severely overweight). The main aim is to reduce the size of the stomach to help achieve long-term weight loss. Three key procedures are: reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted band (gastric banding); removing part of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion); or by redirecting the small intestines to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass).