Laparoscopic Inguinal hernia surgery

Life turns a full circle in one year. I Demonstrated live Laparoscopic Inguinal hernia repair at Thane surgical society on this Saturday for a recurrent inguinal hernia. Thank you everyone for being with me in tough times. It’s really heartening to be back from where I started.

I completed my post-graduation in surgery way back in days when we had no Laparoscopic surgery equipment and the necessary training available at my teaching hospital. I landed in Pune coming from a tier 2 city purely for my passion for this speciality. Treating surgical problems by minimal access was the way to go. I spent a good 15 years mastering the art of keyhole surgery and at that very moment met with a freak accident last year in March. The accident of free fall in a lift from 4th floor to basement changed everything in my life. Being operated for a fracture of the thigh bone after this accident and being bed ridden for 3 months after a very active surgical career was tough. I went through a sea of emotions, received lots of support but we are always alone even if we are in a crowd. Ultimately it is me who had to get over all the bad past memories of this debilitating trauma.

And here I am back to be my best.

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Online Certificate course in Advance Bariatric


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Hair Fall After Bariatric Surgery

There are lot of concern regarding hair fall after the bariatric surgery. Normal hair growth is dependent upon a healthy, balanced diet and hair fall is a sign of micronutrient deficiency. Hair fall usually begins after 2-3 months of undergoing surgery and is a temporary phenomenon which can be corrected by taking a proper diet with the required supplements.

Healthy hair growth needs proper intake of Vitamins A, B complex, C, E and biotin and micronutrients like iron, zinc and copper.

Other than these, a daily intake of protein of 1 g/kg body weight is essential for the maintenance and growth of all body tissues.

Hair fall is a sign of deficiency of one, or many of these essential nutrients. It is precipitated in people having a borderline nutritional status before surgery who fail to maintain the normal RDA of these nutrients postoperatively.

This can be corrected by a balanced diet containing fresh green vegetables, salads, yellow fruits, milk, eggs, etc and capsules with multivitamin supplements.

Rich sources of the required micronutrients are listed below-

  • Vitamin A – Sweet potatoes, Carrots, mangoes, lettuce, bell peppers, liver

 

  • Vitamin B complex – Legumes, whole grains, oats, oranges, milk, poultry
  • Vitamin C – Citrus fruits, Amla, Lemon, broccoli, sprouts
  • Biotin – Almonds, Nuts, whole grains, eggs
  • Iron– whole grains, green vegetables, nuts, cereals, red meat
  • Zinc– Whole grains, nuts, beans, red meat, seafood

 

  • Protein– Milk products, Egg white, poultry, Fish, Soyabean

 

The normal hair growth cycle takes around 3 months so these supplements are required for a minimum of this time frame. However, the diet modifications need to be continued and maintained life long to avoid having these problems in the future.

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