The 3D laparoscopic technique arrives to obesity surgery, reducing the time of intervention and recovery of patients. In addition to this, it is possible to eliminate, in 75% of the cases, obesity linked to type II diabetes.
Dr. Fernando Martínez Ubieto has been performing obesity operations for two years with an innovative technology that allows him to see the inside of the abdominal cavity in 3 dimensions. After more than 30 operations performed, Martínez Ubieto has investigated the before and after of the patients treated. The main comorbidity associated with obesity is type II diabetes, which is eliminated in 75% of cases with gastric sleeve surgery. The rest of the cases only required diabetes control by oral medication, thus eliminating the need for insulin injections.
The mean weight of the more than 30 patients operated on and reported in the report was 114 kg, with a BMI of 44 and a mean age of 42.6 years. More than 12 months after the operation, the average weight of the patients was 88 kg, i.e. 68% less.
Surgeon Fernando Martínez Ubieto has been performing obesity surgery with 3D technology for about two years. This laparoscopic technology with 3D vision provides great surgical precision and reduces surgery and recovery time for patients. Dr. Martínez Ubieta believes that it is the closest system to robotic surgery, but without the economic cost that the latter requires, so that within two years it could be the technique used by all professionals in the sector.
In Spain, obesity is a highly prevalent disease. Twenty-four percent of men and 21% of women suffer from it, as well as 14% of children. In addition, 25% of children are overweight, according to SEEDO data. World Obesity Day and World Diabetes Day have just been celebrated on November 12 and 14, respectively. The advances presented by Dr. Martínez Ubieto offer a glimmer of hope for obesity patients, especially for the most severe cases.