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Surgeon team - Dr Shashank Shah and Dr Jayashree Todkar Now shed excessive weight by world-class Bariatric surgery at ‘Your Family Hospital’ By: Staff Reporter Powai - 07 February 10 : This weight loss is usually achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted medical device (gastric banding) or through removal of a portion of the stomach or by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery). Long-term studies show the procedures cause significant long-term loss of weight, recovery from diabetes, improvement in cardiovascular risk factors, and a reduction in mortality of 23% to 40%. Now, this facility is available at the Hiranandani Hospital in Powai. The world renowned, highly skilled most experienced surgeon team in India, of Dr Shashank Shah and Dr Jayashree Todkar have been roped as regular consultants here to provide this path-breaking surgical medical facility in the city. Dr Jayashree Todkar and Dr Shashank Shah have been felicitated by Mayor of Pune, Rajni Tribhuvan for performing 45 hernia operations free of cost in a span of ten hours at the Ruby Hospital, Pune. This record has been noted in the 'Limca World Book of Records'. They also hold record for removing an enormous 13.5 cm adrenal tumour weighing around 410 gm from a 36-year-old man. This is the first of its kind laparoscopic operation in the world in which a tumour of such huge size has been removed. Speaking on obesity in women Dr Jayashree Todkar says, “Physiologically, women have a natural inclination to put on weight after 35. Several of my female patients have tried various weight loss programmes that have not worked. Women are subconsciously pressurised by family members to lose weight, but they are not receiving the support that is required to take on such a challenge. This often leads to depression, which spurs eating disorders.” Dr. Jayashree Todkar is the only female laparoscopic Bariatric surgeon from Asian Continent. Her remarkable work in the field of minimally invasive surgery is a matter of pride for any Indian woman. Dr. Shashank Shah is a pioneer laparoscopic Bariatric surgeon from India. He is presently serving as a secretary of Obesity Surgery Society of India (OSSI). He is also the director and founder of Laparo-Obeso Center and director of Department Of Laparoscopic And Bariatric Surgery at the Hiranandani Hospital, Powai. Assuring people on this medically advanced technique Dr Shah says, “Minimally invasive surgery when compared to open surgery involves less stitches, less pain, less scaring, less hospital stay and early recovery hence economical on health care costs.” |
Bariatric surgery, or weight loss surgery, is a type of procedure performed on people who are extremely obese, for the purpose of losing weight. The minimal invasive method to cut flab medically is making this popular worldwide.