Hospital da Luz – Centro Clínico da Amadora offers now a service consultation of Obesity, coordinated by General Surgery and articulated with the areas of Nutrition, Psychology, General and Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Pneumology, depending on the specific necessities of each patient. In most cases, the treatment of obesity involves changes related with the type of foods, preparation of meals, pattern of meals and practice of physical exercise, often associated with an adequate psychological accompaniment; medication is attributed a complementary role. Methodologies of endoscopic treatment are a promising area, the application of an intragastric balloon being presently simply made as routine procedure. Obesity surgery is only reserved for serious cases or situations where there are life-threatening complications. The multidisciplinary team of Hospital da Luz – Centro Clínico da Amadora is prepared to plan and accompany programs of obesity treatment, from the simplest to the more complex, which may require physical structures or equipment not available at the clinic in question, thus functioning in close articulation with Hospital da Luz in Lisbon. For more information on this service, consult here or clear any doubts by e-mail c.obesidade.amadora@hospitaldaluz.pt .
