Istinye Liv

About Istinye Liv “Obesity Surgery for Your Health not for Looks” Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Prof. Dr. Aziz Sümer M.D. Surgical Specialist Laparoscopic/Robotic Obesity and Diabetic Surgery WHAT IS OBESITY? Obesity is the increase of fat mass in the body compared to lean body mass, caused by imbalance of absorption and expenditure of energy. Obesity has become the most serious epidemic of 21 st century, threatening whole world. In developing countries as well as in developed once the prevalence of affecting obesity inc reases. In accordance with World Health Organization’s (WHO) statistics 1.7 milliard of world population is overweight, obese or morbid obese. 200 million male and 300 million female suffer from obesity. In spite of spending more than 100 million dollar a year all around the world for weight loss products, herbal medicaments, exercises programs frequency of obesity continues to increase. In the leading causes of human deaths obesity is on 2 nd position just after smoking. For last 10 years Obesity and Diabet es Surgeries rate has increased by 761%. Obesity and Diabetes Surgeries are performed using laparoscopic technique and, if carried out by team experienced in the field of bariatric medicine are successful. Academy of Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition in Ant alya with it experienced at national and international area team headed by Associate Professor Aziz Sümer M.D. offers service mainly in Antalya for patients from all regions of Turkey as well as from abroad. Our team, harmonically connecting in it’s work m any disciplines, is the first and the only such in Turkey