Sleeve Gastrectomy

What is gastric sleeve surgery?

Gastric sleeve surgery, which is the most frequently preferred surgical procedure in recent years, can actually be called weight loss surgery.

Another known name of weight loss surgery is bariatric surgery. This surgery is also known as sleeve gastrectomy or vertical tube stomach (VSG). Gastric sleeve surgery allows you to lose weight by restricting your eating standard.

It is performed as a laparoscopic surgery with small incisions in the upper abdomen.The small intestine is not operated or changed. Eating less while eating after the surgery will keep you full.

Why might I need gastric sleeve surgery?

Gastric reduction surgery is used to treat severe obesity. It is recommended if you cannot lose weight and for stubborn weights that cannot be lost despite trying other weight loss methods. In addition, if your body mass index (BMI) is over 40 and you are severely obese, your doctor may definitely recommend sleeve gastrectomy surgery.

Gastric sleeve surgery is performed to help you lose excess weight and, if you have, potentially life-threatening weight-related health problems.

 For example;

Heart disease

high blood pressure

high cholesterol

obstructive sleep apnea

type 2 diabetes

Paralysis

Cancer

Infertility

Gastric sleeve surgery is usually only done after you start to lose weight by improving your diet and exercise habits.

How many years does gastric sleeve last?

If you are having difficulty in losing weight, you should know that Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy is a safe and effective technique with definite results in a very short period of time and in the medium term.

After gastric sleeve surgery

At the beginning of Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery, you should know that you will feel full very quickly after only a few bites of solid food. This is when your new stomach pouch or gastric sleeve only accommodates as much food as it can handle shortly after the operation. Even if your stomach is large, it will not hold more than approximately one cup (240 milliliters) of chewed food.

In sleeve gastrectomy surgery, which is the most effective surgical procedure for weight loss, no foreign body is inserted as in the adjustable gastric band, and complex intestinal reorganization does not occur as in gastric bypass. In fact, most patients feel that, after some improvement, they can comfortably eat a wide variety of foods, including meats and fibrous vegetables. In particular, unlike the adjustable gastric band and gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy is a permanent surgical operation and an irreversible procedure.

It is seen that the removal of a part of the stomach in the sleeve gastrectomy operation reduces the level of the body’s hormone, which is usually called “hunger hormone”. In other words, many people definitely notice that they feel much less hungry after sleeve gastrectomy. Ghrelin also plays a role in blood sugar metabolism, so type II diabetes patients never need diabetes medications (especially oral medications) after sleeve gastrectomy surgery, and the medications decrease over time.

Gastric sleeve surgery, which provides the most effective weight loss of surgical procedures, provides fast and effective weight loss if we compare it with gastric bypass surgery. Especially patients, you should know that you will lose almost half or even more of their excess weight in three years. This surgical procedure does not require the implantation of a band and does not restart the digestive process. After this procedure, hormonal changes occur, helping patients feel full, eat less, and also help them improve or resolve diabetes.