Gastric sleeve surgery (Sleeve Gastrectomy)

Overview

It can be utilized as a single procedure for weight loss surgery or as the initial step before any surgical procedures. The surgeons use a stapling instrument to form a small stomach sleeve while the rest of the stomach is removed during the sleeve gastrectomy procedure. Patients have a sense of fullness and appetite/hunger is reduced as a result of this surgery, resulting in weight loss and considerable benefits in health.

"Sleeve gastrectomy" is another name for gastric sleeve surgery. It involves the removal of around 80% of the stomach. The leftover stomach, which resembles a banana, is referred known as "Sleeve." The new stomach pouch has a smaller volume than a conventional stomach, allowing you to eat less.

What are the advantages of gastric sleeve procedure?

• The sleeve gastrectomy alters gut hormones to decrease hunger and removes the part of the stomach that produces the hunger-stimulating hormone (Gherlin)
• It helps weight loss by limiting the quantity of food the stomach can hold
• Because one side of the stomach is removed from the body, the treatment is not reversible
• Overeating can cause the remaining stomach pouch to widen in the long run
• By removing the region of the stomach that produces the appetite-stimulating hormone, it causes favourable alterations in gut hormones that reduce hunger (Gherlin)
• Limits the quantity of food that the stomach can hold, which aids weight loss