Advance Surgical

Body Mass Index (BMI) is measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women. BMI does not differentiate between body fat and muscle mass. Therefore, body builders and people who have a lot of muscle bulk will have a high BMI but are not overweight or obese. A BMI of 30-35 is considered Class I (low-risk) obese.

Obesity contributes to a range of medical problems, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea, infertility, depression and osteoarthritis. When you are battling Obesity you can often pick up many health issues and there are various surgical options that may help. When adrenal glands produce too much or too little hormones they may cause adrenal diseases.

Adrenal glands are two small organs located above your kidneys and they are responsible for releasing different hormones. When they produce too much or too little of these hormones they may cause adrenal diseases. The adrenal glands are also known as endocrine glands.

The hormones cortisol, aldosterone, adrenaline, epinephrine, and norepinephrine - and a small fraction of the body's sex hormones (estrogen and androgens), are produced by the adrenal glands.Adrenal diseases or diseases of the adrenal gland are relatively rare. The most common reason that a patient may need to have surgery is due to excess hormones produced by benign (non-cancerous) tumours located within the adrenal glands.

Inguinal hernias: there is a weak area in the groin and often the abdominal contents can bulge out. They are often painful and need to be fixed surgically. Sometimes they can be fixed with keyhole surgery. Sedentary people and obese people are more likely to get a hernia. A hernia can occur in both men and women when a large strain is put on the intestinal wall, such as when lifting a heavy object.

With roughly 60% of our Australian population being overweight, obesity is a worldwide and an Australian epidemic. Sleeve gastrectomy is a procedure for weight loss that involves stapling off and completely removing a portion of the stomach. Gastric Bypass Surgery makes the stomach smaller and reroutes the intestines, to restrict the amount of food and to reduce hunger.