Medical

Bariatric

Assessing body composition is essential for understanding the patient’s physiological makeup and guiding targeted therapies to enhance the success of weight management programs.

What is Bariatric?

Bariatric is a branch of medicine focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of obesity and related conditions. It encompasses various approaches, including lifestyle changes, dietary management, medications, and surgical interventions, such as bariatric surgery, to help individuals achieve significant weight loss and improve their overall health.

The Role of Body Composition Analysis in Bariatric

Assess Muscle-Fat Balance and Visceral Fat

By understanding the muscle, fat and visceral fat, bariatric surgeons can tailor weight loss plans and monitor progress more effectively, ensuring a more successful and personalized approach to bariatric care.

Detect and Monitor Fluid Imbalances

Monitoring fluid imbalances is essential for identifying and managing post-surgery inflammation or circulation issues.

Determine the Effectiveness of Treatments

Track changes in body composition over time to evaluate treatment effectiveness, adjust interventions strategies are optimized for long-term health success.

How to Apply InBody in Bariatric?

Assess Visceral Fat Area

Visceral Fat Area reveals the fat that is most closely linked to cardiometabolic health risks, providing crucial insights for identifying the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other related conditions.

Assess Functional Mobility Risk

Obesity accompanied by low levels of lean mass, especially in the legs, can limit functional capacity and reduce quality of life. Segmental Lean Analysis assesses the sufficiency of lean mass in each body segment and its ability to support body weight.

Monitor Edema Related to Inflammation

For individuals who have undergone bariatric surgery, ECW Ratio helps detect fluid imbalances due to post-surgery inflammation or systemic inflammation commonly associated with obesity.

Long-Term Health Monitoring

Regular monitoring helps assess the effectiveness of surgery, drug therapies, dietary adjustments, and exercise routines in achieving weight loss goals and enhancing overall health.