What is Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy?

Gastric Sleeve is a surgical weight-loss method in which the stomach is reduced to about 25% of its original dimension, by surgical elimination of a great piece of the stomach, following the major curve.

The open sides are then attached together (often with surgical staples) to form a sleeve or tube with a banana structure.

The operation permanently reduces the size of the stomach.

The procedure is performed laparoscopically and is not reversible.

Gastric Sleeve Procedure

Sleeve gastrectomy (also called gastric sleeve) is frequently performed on very fat people, with a body mass index of 40 or further, where the risk of performing a gastric bypass or duodenal switch procedure might be too huge.

A two-stage procedure is performed: the first is a sleeve gastrectomy, and the following is a conversion into a gastric bypass or duodenal switch.

Persons usually lose a large quantity of their unwanted body fat after the first sleeve gastrectomy procedure only, but if weight loss ceases the second part is performed.

For persons that are over weight but not highly obese, sleeve gastrectomy only is a appropriate surgical procedure with smallest problems.

The sleeve gastrectomy presently is acceptable weight loss surgery selection for overweight men and women as a solo procedure.

The majority of doctors choose to use a bougie approximately 32 – 60 Fr with the procedure and the best estimated remaining size of the stomach after the procedure is around 15 mL.

The most important thing you keep in mind after gastric sleeve surgery you will mostly eat liquids as the stomach cannot receive strong or solid food which it reallyshocking and disappointing consequence.