Gastric sleeve

What is gastric sleeve?
Gastric sleeve surgery is a type of surgery to shrink the stomach. In this procedure, approximately 70 to 80 percent of the stomach volume is removed in people who are severely overweight or obese. In other words, after this operation, only 20 to 30% of the original stomach remains in the abdominal cavity.
The name of this operation in English is more precisely (Gastric Sleeve Surgery) or (Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy) and means cutting and removing a large part of the stomach. "Sleeve" means "sleeve" in English, and the reason why stomach shrinking is called this is that after cutting and removing a large volume of the stomach, the remaining part will look like a sleeve.

What is the purpose of sleeve surgery?
In general, we pursue 2 goals by performing weight loss surgery:

Reducing stomach volume and food intake
or reducing the absorption of food by bypassing the digestive tract by removing part of it
The result of both of the above cases will ultimately be weight loss. What we are looking for in gastric sleeve surgery is weight loss by reducing the volume of the stomach. That is, we make the patient get less food and by eating a small amount of food, he gets full quickly and automatically stops eating.

What is the amount of weight loss after gastric sleeve surgery?
Weight loss after gastric sleeve surgery is expected to be between 50 and 70%. But we have patients who have lost up to 80% (and more) of their total excess weight. Almost no other method (with or without surgery) can safely lose this much weight.

What are the advantages of gastric sleeve surgery?
At first glance, you might think that sleeve surgery only leads to weight loss. But this is the only primary benefit of doing this. So what are the other health benefits of gastric sleeve surgery?

Reduces appetite and feeling of hunger by reducing the release of ghrelin hormone (hunger hormone)
Because it is done by laparoscopy, it is associated with minimal invasion and complications
It does not involve people in rigid dietary restrictions
It is associated with minimal scarring
It has the shortest recovery period
It brings the fastest and healthiest weight loss process
It almost cures diseases related to obesity
And ….

Which diseases can be cured by shrinking the stomach?
Although gastric sleeve surgery is an almost modern method, many studies and researches have been done about it. In fact, every year, a large number of studies are conducted to investigate the effectiveness of this surgery.

The results of this research show that gastric sleeve surgery can lead to a complete cure or significant improvement in many patients and problems related to obesity. For example, most studies show a 60-80% improvement in type 2 diabetes in obese patients.

By performing this gastric surgery, it is possible to cause complete treatment or high recovery in the following conditions and diseases:

Blood pressure problems
Heart disease
Fatty liver disease
high cholesterol
sleep apnea
Types of cancers
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Asthma
Migraine
chronic pain
Depression and other mental problems
sterility
Low testosterone
urinary incontinence
gout
Joint problems
These were just some of the health-related benefits of gastric sleeve surgery. But Sleeve has a series of other advantages that improve people's level and quality of life:

Increased mobility
Increase self-confidence
Improving marital relations
Improve social relationship
Increasing the probability of employment in many suitable job opportunities
Extending life expectancy (by treating obesity-related diseases)
Experience the sweet feeling of parenthood
And ….

What is the exact weight for gastric sleeve surgery?
The main condition for gastric sleeve surgery is to have a recommended body mass index or BMI. As mentioned above, BMI above 40 qualifies people for gastric bypass surgery. This means that instead of saying exactly what is the right weight for gastric sleeve operation, we emphasize on the appropriate body mass index for the operation.

How and during what stages is the sleeve done?
This operation may seem a bit complicated but it won't take much time for you because you just need to find a sleeve surgeon and get slim and healthy in a short period of time. For this purpose, you will go through the following simple steps.

Before the operation: necessary preparations for the day of the operation and the days after it
The days before the stomach reduction operation are important for the patient and the surgeon, but what is the reason for the importance of the days before the sleeve operation? What does it matter what happens before the operation?

The reason is clear, because we have to prepare for the day of the operation and after it, and more importantly, we have to go under the knife without any problems, because if we are not ready to shrink the stomach with slimming surgery, we may face complicated and unpredictable conditions. become Therefore, it is necessary to consider these measures:

Some tests should be done
Follow a proper diet
Avoid smoking and tobacco
Avoid alcohol consumption
Stop taking certain medications (such as aspirin or your thinners)
Take some prescribed medications
Psychological counseling should be done
Stress management and mindfulness methods should be done
Prepare for recovery