What are the post-op risks of bariatric surgery?

Generally the side effects of Bariatric surgery can be divided into a few broad categories. They are the general abdominal surgery risks, the short term and long term risks that are specific to the different procedures. These risks of surgery include the risks of general anaesthesia. The different procedures include the laparoscopic gastric banding, the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and the laparoscopic gastric bypass. The sleeve gastrectomy and the gastric bypass are the commonest procedures done today.

Tendinopathy can be challenging to treat but the mainstay of treatment remains rehabilitation with physiotherapists and load management. In situations where this is not helping, then you might be offered Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) to help stimulate the tendon to heal itself, or in situations where tearing is noted within the substance, a Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection could be considered. Other injection treatments include prolotherapy or high volume tendon stripping. However, all injections, care must be taken to offload the tendon afterward.