All about Gastric Sleeve: the operation to shrink the stomach
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What is a Gastric Sleeve?
Gastric Sleeve is a stomach-shrinking, bariatric surgery to induce weight loss. With Gastric Sleeve surgery, about 75% of the stomach is removed. Thus, the patient will not only eat less, feeling satiated from a particularly small amount of food, but will also lose weight extremely rapidly.
How is Gastric Sleeve surgery performed in our clinic?
At VenArt Clinic, gastric sleeve surgery is performed laparoscopically, a minimally invasive surgical method. With this procedure, the lateral part of the stomach, which stretches from the esophagus to the gastric antrum, is removed along the small curves.
Medicine has advanced considerably, bringing laparoscopic longitudinal gastrectomy into the spotlight. This technique represents an innovation in the field of stomach reduction.
What medical conditions does Gastric Sleeve Surgery treat?
Gastric Sleeve Surgery is a surgical treatment for obesity and obesity-related medical conditions. This surgery is offered only to qualified individuals who have serious obesity-related medical conditions or are at high risk of developing them. Gastric Sleeve Surgery can improve and sometimes eliminate diseases including:
- Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
- High blood pressure and hypertensive heart disease.
- Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) and arterial disease.
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis.
- Obesity hypoventilation syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Joint pain and osteoarthritis.
Is stomach reduction surgery safe? Advantages and disadvantages
The risks of Gastric Sleeve Surgery are much lower than the risks of obesity and its associated diseases. It also has lower complication rates than other common operations, including cholecystectomy.
At Venart Clinic, the Gastric Sleeve surgery that we offer is performed using minimally invasive surgical techniques, known as laparoscopic longitudinal gastrectomy. This involves smaller incisions and less pain, as well as faster recovery for patients.
Advantages
- Helps you lose weight quickly.
- Helps reduce the risk of life-threatening health problems related to obesity, such as heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
- Less invasive than other weight loss operations, such as gastric bypass surgery, as there is no cutting or rerouting of the intestines.
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Disadvantages
- Rapid and dramatic weight loss can lead to loose skin.
- You face the same risks as any other type of surgery.
- Gastric Sleeve surgery is permanent.
Why should I opt for Gastric Sleeve instead of Gastric Bypass?
Gastric Sleeve is one of the most popular methods of bariatric surgery, and with good reason. First of all, this procedure does not involve rerouting or rerouting the bowel, as in other types of weight loss surgery. This means that the risks associated with nutrient malabsorption are significantly reduced. Patients do not have to worry to the same extent about long-term vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Secondly, Gastric Sleeve has a direct impact on the hunger hormone ghrelin. The surgical process removes much of the stomach, including the area where this hormone is produced. The result? Most patients report a significant decrease in appetite after surgery. This decrease in hunger, combined with a reduced stomach capacity, facilitates weight loss and helps maintain weight loss in the long term. These advantages make the Gastric Sleeve an excellent choice for many who want a surgical solution to their obesity problems.
If you want to lose weight effectively without great effort and reduce portion sizes in the long term, the Gastric Sleeve is the solution with the best benefit to risk ratio.
After surgery, restrictions are temporary and last until the patient has fully recovered.
How much weight loss after Gastric Sleeve?
In the first year after the operation the patient will lose about 50%-70% of his excess pounds. So, if you have, let’s say, 130 kilograms, in the first year you can reach 50-60 kilograms, the ideal weight for a normal and healthy person. You can lose up to 4-5 kilograms per month completely naturally and effortlessly if you follow the specialist’s recommendations.
How much does the Gastric Sleeve operation cost?
The price of the Gastric Sleeve operation with minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery is generally 5000 – 6000 EUR.
This cost generally includes all associated fees.
The cost of gastric sleeve surgery may vary depending on the surgeon and practice location.
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Does insurance cover gastric sleeve surgery?
Some health insurance companies may cover all or part of the cost of Gastric Sleeve surgery if it is associated with a medical condition, such as sleep apnea or heart disease, and in the situation where weight loss efforts through diet and exercise have been unsuccessful.
It is usually necessary to have documented overweight-related health problems that justify weight loss surgery from a medical perspective.
What are the complications after tummy tuck surgery?
Any surgery involves a degree of risk, but in the case of the VenArt Clinic’s stomach moving operation, being a minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure, complications are minimal or non-existent.
Here are the risks, but they can be removed if you turn to an excellent bariatric surgery doctor at VenArt Clinic:
These are the possible complications that can occur after Gastric Sleeve Surgery:
- During surgery you can bleed.
- After surgery you can bleed.
- You can develop infections.
- You can be affected by venous thrombosis.
- You may be affected by gastric stenosis.
- You may be affected by gastric fistula.
- You may vomit if you overeat or eat inappropriate foods in the first 2-3 weeks after surgery.
- You may have headaches.
- You may feel dizzy.
All these risks and complications can occur in the short term, immediately after surgery.
In the long term, there are no long-term risks or complications from stomach reduction surgery.
Is a diet necessary after Gastric Sleeve?
Short answer: Yes!
After Gastric Sleeve you will need to follow strict dietary recommendations to ensure that your stomach heals well. After a few months, you may be able to start eating a more normal diet, but you will still need to choose your food wisely. Since you won’t be able to eat as much as before, you’ll need to make sure that what you eat is nutritious enough to support your energy needs.
The diet after Gastric Sleeve is personalized, and the goal is to help the stomach heal and adjust to the patient’s new lifestyle. The diet is important both for the patient’s healing and for accelerating the weight loss process.
If you want to learn more about diet after gastric sleeve, you can read our article on diet after gastric sleeve: What can you eat after gastric sleeve surgery?
Medical consultant: Dr. Bogdan Amza
