Weight Loss Treatment in India with Forerunners: Benefits and Success Rate

Posted on the 09 May 2017 by Anan Adisa

Overview :


Obesity that happened to be a sign of prosperity is now considered to be a risky affair. Thanks to the number of medical ailments that come along with the issue of obesity like diabetes, high blood pressure and even cardiac issues. The fact is there could be a number of non surgical options that can help in reducing the health issues but if these do not work then you have nothing but the weight loss surgery that comes as the final resort for people suffering from morbid obesity. India is the best place to have weight loss treatment and if you are planning to have it regardless of the country you belong, groups like Forerunners Healthcare Consultant come to your rescue managing your entire weight loss treatment in India along with doing a number of things with great care, professionalism and integrity. Time to dig in into this and get the crux of the same:

Types of Treatments for weight loss with Cost benefits in India

When it comes to weight loss surgery, there are several options available, which include Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RGB), Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD), Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG), Sleeve Gastrectomy and others. Though one can find a number of weight loss surgeries but these are regarded as the most popular ones that give the best of the results. When you talk about the cost, the Laparoscopic Gastric Banding in India as 5500 USD while the same surgery in US, can cost you are 19000 USD. Similarly, Roux-en-Y Surgery in India can cost you around 8000 USD while in US can cost you around 28000 USD. Lastly for surgery like Sleeve Gastrectomy cost in India tolls to around 7000 USD and in US goes to around 20,000 USD.

Expert Bariatric Surgeons


When it comes to expert bariatric surgeons are many but the top names could be two can be clubbed as under:
  • Dr. M Lakadawala: He is a known obesity surgeon in India and laparoscopic expert and is the man behind Centre for Obesity and Digestive Surgery which is Centre for Obesity and Diabetes Surgery - a weight loss and weight management center located in Mumbai. He is also the 'Chairman, Dept. of Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery' at Saifee hospital is the only known for having the international center of excellence designation by the US based SRC, Mumbai. He has carried out the surgery for popular leaders like President Nitin Gadkari, Nawab Malik, State Cabinate Minister Nitin Raut and Vinod Tawde and leader Venkaiah Naidu.
  • Dr. Shashank Shah: He is an Indian laparoscopic bariatric surgeon and among the first and only Indian to be the president of 3 different societies at the very same time. He heads the group called All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity and immediate past president of Obesity Surgery Society Of India. He is also member of ASMBS, IFSO, SAGES, IHPBA, APHS.

Famous Hospitals for Bariatric Treatments :

Unlike the top surgeons dealing with weight loss surgeries, there is also no dearth for top hospitals and few of them are as under:
  • Fortis Hospital Delhi:  Fortis Healthcare Limited needs no introduction when it comes to hospital, well, it is a chain of super specialty hospitals in India, which are located at places like Delhi, Amritsar, Kolkata, Navi Mumbai, Mohali, Ludhiana, Jaipur, Chennai, Kota, Bengaluru, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Mumbai, and Odisha. The hospital is recognized by the JCI group along with other quality groups like NABH which speaks a lot about the quality of healthcare services.
  • Saifee Hospital Mumbai: This hospital is based at Charni Road region of Mumbai, India and dedicated in the memory of the Bohra community leader father, Syedna Taher Saifuddin. It comes with a massive amount of facilities, which was inaugurated by the then PM. Dr. Manmohan Singh. The hospital is known to have state of art facilities and have been attracting both the global and domestic patients for a wide range of healthcare services which include weight loss surgery as well.
  • Artemis Hospital: This is among the known hospital in India and has been a reputed name in the healthcare sector established in the year 2007. It is among the healthcare venture launched by the promoters of the Apollo Tyres Group. It is among the first and the only Hospital in Gurgaon to be accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) and of course the NABH accreditation within 3 years of start up. This makes the hospital among the top for various healthcare services, which certainly include weight loss surgery.

Our Assistance To International Patient

The global patients coming to India get along a number of services, which can be clubbed as under:
  • Get complete medical visa assistance from the group
  • Have complete healthcare services
  • Even the trivial things like local travel, food and lodging is being taken care by the group
  • Get high quality healthcare services seeking the best doctors and at top hospital with greater affordability element.

About Forerunners Healthcare Consultants

The healthcare consultants like Forerunners Group need no introduction when it comes to finding the best group for the global patient. It has been in the market of medical tourism since past a decade and thus have the expertise and experience in handling things with great care, professionalism and integrity. The group has the best doctors and hospitals that are known to give high quality healthcare services, which are hard to find with others.