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Is It Safe to Undergo Bariatric Surgery During the Covid Times?

Bariatric Surgery during covid

Ensuring Safety: Bariatric Surgery During COVID-19

We are grappling with this monstrous epidemic which has taken a heavy toll all over the world. India had to undergo a strict lockdown in March and April this year.  Life had come to a standstill; things are now slowly limping back to normal. The people were scared of coming out of their houses and were rightly so. Only patients with dire emergencies visited the hospitals, many hospitals in Delhi have been converted to exclusive COVID hospitals. Elective surgeries were deferred till the month of May.

Safety of Bariatric Surgery During Covid-19

Now all surgeries including bariatric surgery are routinely being performed as safely as they were before. Hospitals are safe places to visit, maybe even more so, as they are taking stringent precautions. Although this menace is not yet completely over, the situation is easing out a bit in Delhi. Life has to go on. So the question is, is it safe to get your keenly awaited bariatric surgery for which you had made up your mind and had even fixed up the date with your surgeon, and then the lockdown happened? The answer is a clear Yes! Provided you take all the normal precautions which you should be taking otherwise.

Precautions to follow during COVID-19:

Lastly, choose your surgeon and hospital carefully, high volume centres take follow international and nationally approved protocols to see you through safely. There are some designated “surgeons, and centres of excellence” in Delhi accredited only after they undergone rigorous credentialing and periodic monitoring.

Confused about choosing which hospital is best for bariatric surgery? Worry not! Because Smart Cliniqs is here. We have the best bariatric surgeon in Delhi for all bariatric procedures.

Wishing you all the best.

Our next blog will be; Precautions after bariatric surgery during covid times.

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