Jammu Hospital starts OPD for Bariatric Surgery 

Dr G S Jammu, Director and chief surgeon of Jammu Hospital, Jalandhar addressing media persons at Jammu. —Excelsior/Rakesh
Dr G S Jammu, Director and chief surgeon of Jammu Hospital, Jalandhar addressing media persons at Jammu. —Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 27: Dr GS Jammu, the chief bariatric surgeon from Jammu Hospital Jalandhar has started regular OPD in Jammu city for Bariatric Surgery.
This Sunday OPD was done in which obese patients from Jammu and nearby areas reached for consultation with Dr Jammu and received the complete information about Bariatric Surgery. Many patients registered on spot for the surgery.

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It is worth mentioning that Dr GS Jammu is a renowned bariatric surgeon and is doing different kinds of bariatric surgery for the last 11 years on different age groups.
Jammu hospital is accredited with national and international accreditations (NABH & IEF) which are the highest quality marks for a hospital.
Dr GS Jammu told that bariatric surgery not only helps to shed of extra kilos but also controls the metabolic syndrome i.e. Type-II Diabetes, High Cholesterol, Snoring, Sleep Apnea and PCOD. There are different types of bariatric surgery options available at his center.
The epidemic of obesity and diabetes is spreading in J&K very fast, so this OPD done by Dr GS Jammu is coming up as a boon for obese patients in J&K. “The effect of this surgery on weight loss and diabetes is remarkable”, he added.
Dr Jammu explained that bariatric surgery is a life saving surgery for morbidly obese. Any person in whom diet and exercise has failed to lose weight, can take help of bariatric surgery to improve their quality of life. He said this surgery is done laparoscopically in 25-30 minutes at his center and patients starts walking in 4-5 hours while hospital stay is only 48 hours.