Dr. Randeep Wadhawan Best Robotic Weight Loss Surgeon in India

Overview:

Avoiding butter to look better is one of the thoughts you might have early in the morning and it may be a good step as morbid obesity is one of the most concern issues worldwide. Obesity is associated with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, some types of cancer, and other medical problems. Bariatric is the field of medicine that specializes in treating obesity. Obesity is usually caused by excessive intake of food and very less physical exercise which lead to excessive fat accumulation. Fat accumulation starts from waist lining usually.

If you want to lose weight and no matter how much you try, it seems like an impossible challenge for you. Exercising and dieting seems to be of no help and leaving you in huge disappointed. Good food brings satisfaction to soul it makes you feel happy and content. Increasing weight is a house to many diseases leading to psychological stress. Developing surgical practices has opened a wide range of options for all these issues.

Robotic Weight Loss and Diabetes Surgery in India

No matter how many advancements take place in any field, it’s never enough. More specifically talking about the field of medicine, development has to go on. This is because, the ever mushrooming population of patients with different and difficult forms of health conditions would go on increasing without any means to curb it. In this matter, the field of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery has achieved wonderous levels of excellence and success. With passing time, this field has witnessed some of the most marvellous and surprising inventions, which has surely benefitted enumerable patients; specifically needing Weight Loss and Diabetes associated cure.

As per research and statistics, the number of patients, who are obese or overweight and those suffering from Diabetes are soaring higher and higher with each passing year. The mortality rate resulting from these two very challenging health conditions, is humungous across the globe. Thus, it is obvious that there is a continual need for improved treatment and surgical solutions to address the issues of such a huge volume of ailing population.

In this matter, India has very laudably kept up with the pace of the evolution of this field. There has been radical amount of advancements in which India has participated with full zeal and the result is India’s acclaimed stature that has been recognized globally. India invests a lot coupled with an enormous amount of effort put in by the professionals, in the research related to these health problems. Indian medical researchers and medical professionals have a gained immense fame in this area; in fact, there is no dearth of healthcare talent and enthusiasm in India. More specifically, talking about the field of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, India has paved the way for many countries by laying the foundation for many cutting edge forms treatment and procedures. For many years now, the way India is handling the issues of Weight Loss and Diabetes, it is highly commendable, and it is showing glorious results too. In fact, today, Robotic-guidance technology too, is being implemented in this field.

India is an extremely blessed destination as there are several hospitals having highly developed departments related to Bariatric and Metabolic treatment and procedures. There are enumerable patients, which these departments are catering to successfully and the primary credit behind this goes to the doctors and surgeons, who are a part of these hospitals and putting their best foot forward to keep enriching the field Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. One such towering personality in India, belonging to this field is Dr. Randeep Wadhawan.

Knowing More About the Treatments and Surgeries Performed by Dr. Wadhawan

Dr. Wadhawan is known as one of the best Cosmetic Surgeon for Weight Loss Surgery India, during his vast career, he has performed over 30,000 Laparoscopic Procedures and specializes in procedures like:

• Laparoscopic surgeries
  • Laparoscopic Urology Procedures for Paediatric patients
• gastrointestinal Conditions using Robotic-assisted Technology
• Complex Gastro Intestinal procedures
• Different types of Bariatric Surgeries
• Highly proficient in tailored Laparoscopic Metabolic Surgery (especially, Type II Diabetes)
• Minimal Access Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Ano-rectal Surgeries in which he has an experience of successfully handling more than 1,000 MIPH (Minimally Invasive Procedure for Haemorrhoids)
• Also, he is one of the very few surgeons, who perform the STARR procedure (Stapled Trans Anal Resection of the Rectum). This is for patients suffering from Rectal prolapse
• He is even Certified by the European Colpo proctology Society

Among the wide spectrum of treatment and surgeries that he performs, there is one area for which he is considered a pioneering figure is, Bariatric Procedures done with the help of the Laparoscopic approach and Robotic-assisted technology for several Gastrointestinal problems has proved extremely beneficial for numerous patients. This state-of-the-art Robotic Surgery program requires extensive experience and knowledge and Dr. Wadhawan and his team can very commendably handle the highly Da Vinci® surgical system. It is minimally invasive, the accuracy level that comes with Robotic Technology is perfect for delicate and complex procedures performed around the Chest and Abdomen. The procedures performed include procedures for Hiatal Hernias, Associated Oesophageal Reflux, Achalasia (an ailment of the muscle located at the end of the Oesophagus), and some conditions that need Removal of Gallbladder.

Talking more specifically about the Laparoscopic approaches of the Bariatric Procedures, these come with a host of benefits, owing to which, both the surgeons and the patients are more inclined towards the implementation of these highly focused procedures. Another area in which is considered utmost proficient, is Metabolic Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes. This form of surgery refers to the wide range of Laparoscopic surgeries in which sections of Small Intestine and Stomach are either bypassed or reduced, which in the long run helps in the cure of Type 2 Diabetes.

In the 90 percent of the patients having Type 2 Diabetes, most of the cases are connected to Obesity. There are countless patients, who fail to bring the Blood Sugar level under control, with the help of appropriate treatment methodologies. Owing to this, such patients have to suffer from organ damage and other serious health conditions that badly affect the organs such as Heart, Eye, Liver, Kidney or the feet. A major cause behind this is serious weight issues. As a very innovative treatment technique, Dr. Randeep Wadhawan has been performing the customized Laparoscopic Metabolic surgeries for many years now. He is one of those surgeons, who paved the way for this form of surgery in India.

There are a few criteria based on which he chooses the right surgery for his patients suffering from Type 2 Diabetes:

• Detailed evaluation of the patient’s health
• Medical history, which includes how long the patients has been suffering from Diabetes
• Treatment being taken or tried for Diabetes that include oral medication or Insulin
• Weight of the patient before surgery

It has been observed that after a Metabolic Surgery, there is a dramatic enhancement in the levels of Blood Glucose, which has resulted in complete cure of Type 2 Diabetes for most of the patients, who have undergone these surgeries. The positive outcome proves that there ar e assured metabolic benefits, related to stimulation of specific hormones such as PYY, GLP1, that are incretins and lead to a major boost in the levels of Insulin. Further, it lowers the Insulin resistance thus leading to controlled Blood Sugar in Type II Diabetes. Even before achieving the desired weight loss, these surgeries bring a rapid and sustained enhancement in blood glucose levels, within days of undergoing the surgery.

Some of the mostly Practiced Weight Loss Surgeries are as follow:

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LABG) : LAGB is a kind of weight-loss or Bariatric procedure. Done with a Laparoscopic approach, there are small incisions involved in this surgery. The incisions are made in the Upper Abdomen, then an adjustable band is put around the upper part of the Stomach. This way a small Stomach pouch is formed and because of the small pouch, the patients feel full sooner that is small pouch means lesser quantity of food. Thus, the patient’s weight is maintained. The band can be adjusted by addition of or removal of fluid in a balloon, which is located around the band. This process is done via a port that is positioned under the skin of the Abdomen and is connected to the band with the help of a tube. Dr. Randeep recommends this surgery for patients with severe Obesity and have tried other forms of the weight loss methods without any success.

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Also referred to as Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastric Sleeve Procedure, this procedure boosts the process of weight loss majorly. This surgery is done by removing the outer section of Stomach (almost 90 percent); thus, the overall size of the Stomach is reduced, bringing it to the size and shape of a Banana. This ultimately keeps the amount of food intake restricted. There is no need for removal or bypassing the Intestines.

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass:In this, first step is to reduce the size of the Stomach by dividing it with Gastric Staples. This way, a pouch is created at the upper section of the Stomach. In the next step, the Small Intestine is divided into two parts – the Roux Limb and the Biliopancreatic Limb.Then the Roux limb is joined to the newly created pouch, so that this pouch can empty food contents into the bowel. This results into a changed Digestive Tract, which the lower section of the Stomach and a part of the Small Intestine, are bypassed. Being a minimally invasive surgery, there is faster recovery and less pain involved.

Laparoscopic Mini Gastric Bypass: Being a very updated Bariatric surgeon, Dr. Randeep Wadhawan makes sure that he adopts all kinds of latest surgeries or surgical approaches in this field. Laparoscopic Mini Gastric Bypass is a very advanced type of weight loss procedure and Dr. Wadhawan is an expert in this. This relatively new procedure provides excellent results and thus is being practiced all over. In this procedure, the stomach is divided with the help of Laparoscopic Stapler. Maximum of the stomach is no longer connected to the Oesophagus and won’t be receiving any food. The newly formed Stomach looks like a tube and is much smaller. Around, 2-7 feet of Intestines are bypassed, and the remaining Intestines are connected to the new Stomach.

Revision Bariatric Procedures : Despite the availability of this wide range of Bariatric surgeries, there are cases where patients haven’t attained the desired weight loss results. This can happen if the patients haven’t totally adhered to the post-surgery instructions or due to any complications post the previous surgery. For such patients, a Revision Bariatric or Revisional Surgery is recommended. A Revision Bariatric Surgery can be a big source of hope for patients, and provide the patients, a second opportunity to lose weight.

Furthermore, Dr Randeep Wadhawan is a member of the International Centre for Robotic Surgery. He is considered to be one of the most adept names, when it comes to using the most advanced Generation 4 Arm HD Da-Vinci Robot for Bariatric procedures and Gastrointestinal Malignancies.

Not only he is an unfaltering surgeon, but also, he is a national faculty with the highly recognized Johnson and Johnson Ethicon Endo-surgery Institute of Surgical Education (EISE), India for Endohernia, Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Procedure for Haemorrhoids (MIPH) and Laparoscopic Solid Organs Program, about which, he trains and educates surgeons from different corners of India.

About Dr. Randeep Wadhawan

With more than 28 years of experience, presently, he is the Director & Head of the Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery and Gastrointestinal Surgery at the much reputed Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj in New Delhi. This particular department is undeniably one of the best in in India and recognized internationally as well. Dr Randeep Wadhawan is one of the front-ranking surgeons here, who is heading this department with complete dedication and commitment for several years now.

As an extremely learned and experienced Laparoscopic surgeon, with extensive practice and training, Dr. Wadhawan has a very robust line of credentials, both as an academic as well as, as a practicing Laparoscopic surgeon. The huge bunch of qualifications and Fellowships prove the kind of knowledge he possesses and his competence, for which he has acquired a very sought-after stature. Having done his MBBS and MS in General Surgery from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, the other qualifications that he has attained, include:

• FICS (Fellowship of International College of Surgeons), Chicago, U.S.A
• Recognition by the International college of surgeons for the prolific work that he has done in the field of surgery
• FAIS – Fellowship of the association of the surgeons in India, which is an apex body for Surgeons in India in Dec-2008
• FMAS (Fellowship of Minimal Access Surgeons of India) – Fellowship for practicing Minimal Access Surgery in India and supported by Medical council of India and Association of Surgeons of India
• FIAGES(Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal End surgeons) – Fellowship for practicing Laparoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgeries in March 2007
• Certification for Robotic Surgery from da Vinci Centre at Sunnyvale, USA

Before joining Fortis Group of Hospitals, Dr. Randeep Wadhawan laid the foundation of the Department of Minimal Access Surgery and worked as the Chief Laparoscopic Surgeon at R.G. Stone Urological & Laparoscopic Research Institute in Delhi from 1997-2006. During this time, he performed Gastrointestinal and Urological Laparoscopic procedures frequently and successfully. He also was associated with the reputed Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi.

Presently, he is running a focused and successful Obesity, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Program at the Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj and at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla Road. This program has become a highly favoured and famed all across the globe and is witnessing continually rising footfall from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Canada, USA, Germany, UK, African countries like Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and others. Also, patients from Middle East countries like Oman, Dubai, Kuwait, etc.

This particular department at Fortis, under his able guidance, is performing more than 150 Bariatric and Metabolic procedures, every year. Dr. Wadhawan is also well-known for custom-made Laparoscopic Metabolic procedures as the remission of Diabetes Type II and this is one of the very few centers in India, where these highly specialized procedures are done.