Lisa Marie Presley's killer weight-loss surgery complication explained: How life-changing procedure can obstruct the bowel and cause it to rupture
- Elvis Presley's daughter was rushed to hospital after going into cardiac arrest
- The 54-year-old died from a small bowel obstruction due to weight loss surgery
Lisa Marie Presley died from an obstructed bowel caused by previous weight-loss surgery, it was revealed.An LA County Coroner report confirmed the star died from a small bowel obstruction, which was a complication of going under the knife for weight loss surgery years earlier.
It's been revealed that Lisa Marie Presley died aged 54 in January from a small bowel obstruction caused by previous weight-loss surgery (pictured January 10 - two days before her death)
Famous family: Lisa is seen as a baby with father Elvis Presley and mum Priscilla
Ms Presley's small bowel obstruction is thought to have resulted in a strangulated small bowel, which can measure up to 30-feet.
The complication usually occurs when part of the intestine becomes trapped, cutting off blood supply.
Gangrene — a serious condition where a loss of blood supply causes body tissue to die — can develop in just six hours.
As a result, the intestinal wall can die, which can lead to a rupture.
This can see the contents of the bowels leak into the surrounding abdominal cavity, triggering an infection.
Consequentially, this can trigger sepsis — when the immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage the body's tissues and organs. Sepsis can be fatal and needs to be treated urgently.
In Ms Presley’s case, the strangulated bowel was caused by adhesions — areas of scar tissue that stick together, which can obstruct the gut.
The adhesions developed following a gastric bypass years earlier.
The weight-loss procedure, which costs up to £15,000 in the UK and $25,000 in the US, involves attaching the top part of the stomach to the small intestine, to reduce the number of calories the body absorbs from food and increasing feelings of fullness.
Around 6,600 Brits undergo bariatric surgery on the NHS each year, while 250,000 Americans go under the knife.
While the op can lead to significant weight loss over the course of a few years, it can trigger an array of complications — including the gut becoming blocked.
This can happen as a result scarring and reduced blood flow to the site of the operation, and lead to food getting stuck and the gut becoming kinked or twisted.
Sufferers may find it difficult to swallow, vomit regularly and have tummy pain.
Treatment may involve using a thin, flexible tube passed down the throat to widen or clear the blockage.
Legacy: The star was just nine years old when her father Elvis died (pictured 1970)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12298597/Killer-complication-weight-loss-surgery-revealed-life-changing-procedure-obstruct-bowel.html?ico=topics_pagination_desktop
‘Botched’ doc Terry Dubrow issues Ozempic warning after Lisa Marie Presley autopsy
Famous family: Lisa is seen as a baby with father Elvis Presley and mum Priscilla
Ms Presley's small bowel obstruction is thought to have resulted in a strangulated small bowel, which can measure up to 30-feet.
The complication usually occurs when part of the intestine becomes trapped, cutting off blood supply.
Gangrene — a serious condition where a loss of blood supply causes body tissue to die — can develop in just six hours.
As a result, the intestinal wall can die, which can lead to a rupture.
This can see the contents of the bowels leak into the surrounding abdominal cavity, triggering an infection.
Consequentially, this can trigger sepsis — when the immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage the body's tissues and organs. Sepsis can be fatal and needs to be treated urgently.
In Ms Presley’s case, the strangulated bowel was caused by adhesions — areas of scar tissue that stick together, which can obstruct the gut.
The adhesions developed following a gastric bypass years earlier.
The weight-loss procedure, which costs up to £15,000 in the UK and $25,000 in the US, involves attaching the top part of the stomach to the small intestine, to reduce the number of calories the body absorbs from food and increasing feelings of fullness.
Around 6,600 Brits undergo bariatric surgery on the NHS each year, while 250,000 Americans go under the knife.
While the op can lead to significant weight loss over the course of a few years, it can trigger an array of complications — including the gut becoming blocked.
This can happen as a result scarring and reduced blood flow to the site of the operation, and lead to food getting stuck and the gut becoming kinked or twisted.
Sufferers may find it difficult to swallow, vomit regularly and have tummy pain.
Treatment may involve using a thin, flexible tube passed down the throat to widen or clear the blockage.
Legacy: The star was just nine years old when her father Elvis died (pictured 1970)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12298597/Killer-complication-weight-loss-surgery-revealed-life-changing-procedure-obstruct-bowel.html?ico=topics_pagination_desktop
The price of Ozempic is already sky-high — but experts warn extreme weight loss could also cost your life.
Dr. Terry Dubrow, the mastermind plastic surgeon behind the hit series “Botched,” is slamming the drastic methods an increasing number of patients are risking to achieve drastic weight loss following the autopsy results for Lisa Marie Presley.
The late daughter of Elvis Presley died in January at the age of 54. It was revealed this week that she lost her life due to a small bowel obstruction after bariatric surgery.
Dubrow, 64, is now urging experts in the weight loss community to raise awareness of the dangers of weight loss treatments, such as Ozempic and bariatric surgery. In an exclusive interview with TMZ, he warned it could result in a deadly situation — especially when the treatments are combined.
Bariatric surgery can create scar tissue that can strangulate the intestines, and the case of Lisa Marie was a prime example, according to Dr. Dubrow, who has a unique viewpoint into the Hollywood realm as the husband of actress and reality TV star Heather Dubrow, 54, of “Real Housewives of Orange County” fame.
Other long-term risks associated with the procedure include hernias, gallstones, malnutrition, low blood sugar, ulcers acid reflux and dumping syndrome, which can cause diarrhea, flushing, vomiting and lightheadedness.
Oftentimes, Dubrow claimed, patients don’t lose enough weight with bariatric surgery alone and will turn to weight loss drugs like Ozempic to shed more pounds.
However, the drug, popularized in the last year by A-listers, can further slow bowels.
It’s a perfect storm: The combination of bariatric scarring, slowed intestines from weight loss drugs and opioids to mask the pain can prove to be a fatal concoction.
While there is no current evidence that Lisa Marie was taking an Ozempic-like weight loss drug after her procedure, Dubrow warned patients of the risks.
“If you’re going to go on the Ozempic-type drugs and you get intestinal pain, you get stomach bloating, you get pain, you drink alcohol with this, you’re predisposed to intestinal obstruction and pancreatitis,” the Hollywood doc told the outlet.
Ozempic has also been linked to a myriad of unwanted or unsightly side effects, such as excessive and putrid belching, diarrhea and sagging skin. Most recently, patients reported that the Hollywood-hailed drug triggered suicidal thoughts.
Currently, three of Dubrow’s patients are hospitalized due to intestinal problems and pancreatitis linked with Ozempic use, he claimed — and they haven’t even gone under the knife yet.
“Nobody’s talking about this right now — but we need to talk about it,” he warned.
According to the LA County Coroner’s report released on Thursday, Lisa Marie had “therapeutic” levels of oxycodone in her system when she died, as well as Buprenorphine, an opioid used to treat addiction, and Quetiapine, an antipsychotic.
The autopsy noted that there was “no evidence of injury or foul play,” and that the “manner of death is deemed natural.”
https://nypost.com/2023/07/15/botched-doc-issues-ozempic-warning-after-lisa-marie-presley-autopsy/
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