Weight loss surgery helps people with extreme obesity to lose weight. It may be an option if you cannot lose weight through diet and exercise or have serious health problems caused by obesity.

In the event of a fall or heavy strain, discs can rupture, causing the nucleus to break through the wall of the disc and place pressure on the nerves that branch out from the spinal cord. This results in a herniated disc, accompanied by back or neck pain. For example, sitting down for a while, then lifting a heavy object, can cause a disc to herniate.

Our expert panel of physicians have received specialized training and possess significant experience in a broad range of specialties such as in trauma, oncology, joint replacement, sports medicine, paediatrics, foot and ankle, revision hip and knee replacements, minimally invasive spine surgery, etc. Our care strategy is to divide patients into subgroups based on their treatment requirements for a better and more focused approach. Moreover, we believe in providing extended consulting services to both inpatients and outpatients for better mutual understanding.

All surgical procedures have complications.

Patients experience nausea, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea after eating sugar. Other symptoms include weakness or faintness.

Narrowing or ulcer formation or leak at the stomach to intestine connection - These may require reoperation.

In addition to surgical complications, long-term consequences of the malabsorption arise if patients with gastric bypass do not take supplemental vitamins, iron, and calcium.

Q.   How do I know that I will be suitable for surgery?

A.   Selection for surgery depends on your weight and height, the presence of other health or psychological problems, your age and readiness to go ahead with surgery. The final decision rests with the team but we will do our best to help anyone that we think will benefit from surgery

Q.   How much weight can I expect to lose, and how quickly?

A.   The amount of weight lost after surgery depends on the type of operation, but more importantly on changing your lifestyle and eating habits.

Laparoscopy is a way of performing a surgery. Instead of making a large incision (or cut), surgeons make tiny incisions and insert thin instruments and a camera into an area, to view the internal organs and repair or remove tissue. It is easier for patients to recover from laparoscopy compared with regular abdominal surgery because the wounds from the incisions are so small.

Complications are rare, but as with any surgery, infection is a risk. Bleeding in the abdomen is also possible. Scars may develop. Anesthesia during surgery can cause heart attack, stroke, and pneumonia, but these consequences are rare.

During laparoscopy, the following risks exist:

• The surgeon may puncture an blood vessel or organ. This could cause bleeding or injury to the organ. If the colon is ruptured, its contents may spill into the abdomen.
• Scar tissue from previous operations could present a problem for the trocars to be inserted properly into the abdomen. Scar tissue could prevent the gas from expanding the abdomen

Q.   Since the incisions are so small, why can't minimally invasive surgery be done with a local anesthetic?

A.   That's because the general anesthesia does more than block the sensation of pain; it also relaxes muscles and makes it easier for the surgeon to work inside the body and complete the operation.

Q.   Why do people recover faster from minimally invasive surgery?

A.   Mainly because of the small incisions. The large incision used in many traditional operations causes more damage to layers of skin, muscle, and other body tissue. It takes a long time for the body to repair that damage

ENT is a branch within medicine that deals with conditions of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and related structures of the head and neck. In the human body, these systems are interconnected. It is their interconnection that helps them perform various functions.

Certain conditions and diseases of the ear, nose, and throat can cause serious health problems. In some cases, especially if they are not detected and treated early, diseases such as cancer and infection involving the ear, nose, and throat can cause death. Most conditions of the ear, nose, and throat, however, can be effectively treated or managed.

Patients who suffer from ENT disorders should not wait until the problem becomes bad. Very often we tend to brush off these issues, until they reach a stage where there is considerable discomfort to the individual. ENT disorders are usually resolved quite easily when the condition is at an early stage. This is especially true of those conditions that involve the development of a blockage.

The paediatric department provides care for children from birth to 17 years of age, for all illnesses. We recognise that having a child in hospital can be a stressful time for both the child and their family, so we provide specialised paediatric services and all the staff work as a team whilst your child is with us. You will be encouraged to become part of the treatment of your child, caring for your child and contributing to the decisions made about their care and treatment.

The Department of General Medicine at the Kharghar Medicity Hospital offers an array of services ranging from treating simple and seasonal fevers to complicated clinical conditions that require consolidated attention and referral to the appropriate specialty or super-specialty, as required. Routine tests including total blood cell count, urine and stool examination, blood sugar test, pregnancy test, malaria test, dengue test, etc. are also available on urgent basis, facilitating quick diagnosis and timely treatment of ailments in a well-managed health care system. All laboratories are manned by highly qualified personnel.

There are many different situations where plastic surgery may be needed, and a variety of surgical procedures can be used. The most common reasons of going under knife are :-

• to repair the skin after the removal of cancerous tissues.
• to repair damaged skin and improve its appearance.
• to correct defects present at birth.

Nephrology concerns the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases, including electrolyte disturbances and hypertension, and the care of those requiring renal replacement therapy, including dialysis and renal transplant patients. Many diseases affecting the kidney are systemic disorders not limited to the organ itself, and may require special treatment.

Q.   Is there a special diet that is good for the kidneys?

A.   Doctors often recommend a diet low in protein to help preserve kidney function, or a low-sodium diet to help lower blood pressure. If you have weak kidneys talk to your doctor before starting any diet.

Q.   What diseases affect the kidneys?

A.   The most common causes of kidney disease are hypertension and diabetes. These two diseases can affect every organ in the body.

Normal cells in the body follow an orderly path of growth, division, and death. Programmed cell death is called apoptosis, and when this process breaks down, cancer begins to form. Unlike regular cells, cancer cells do not experience programmatic death and instead continue to grow and divide. This leads to a mass of abnormal cells that grows out of control.

Treatment Plans will depend on the physician's expert opinion based on the diagnosed tumour or metastasis (Tumour Types). There is no one-size-fits-all treatment for cancer. Treatment options include chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy and more, and in some cases a patient will require a combination to maximise the effectiveness of treatment.

The clinical evaluation and diagnosis of oral mucosal diseases are in the scope of oral & maxillofacial pathology specialists and oral medicine practitioners, both disciplines of dentistry. When a microscopic evaluation is needed, a biopsy is taken, and microscopically observed by a pathologist.

Our team has developed a comprehensive research program focused on developing new techniques and increasing the knowledge of common conditions.

The Department of Psychiatry at Medicity Hospital deals with the myriad problems of mental health. The disorders of the mind can be classified as affective, cognitive, behavioural and perceptual. Besides stress therapy, psychiatric disorders such as depression due to chronic and terminal illness are treated here.

Treatment is provided in the form of psychotherapy, relaxation therapy and medication. If left untreated, these disorders can become complicated and can adversely affect social behaviour and interpersonal relationships in patients. Special emphasis is laid on detailed medical, emotional and psychological evaluation before the start of treatment.

There are various treatments provided :-

• Anxiety and depression.
• Coping difficulties of patients with chronic physical illness.
• Alcohol or other substance dependence.
• Child and adolescence problems.