Gastric sleeve is a weight loss surgery that involves reducing the capacity of your stomach. The procedure involves removing a significant part of the existing stomach (about 75-80%) to reduce its filling capacity. The altered stomach is significantly smaller and banana-shaped, hence the name “sleeve.”
This ultimately reduces hunger, and food absorption as the stomach fills up faster thanks to its reduced volume. The big advantage of the Gastric sleeve compared to other bariatric surgery types – is that it doesn’t affect the stomach’s digestive functions but limits its volume and how much food can be consumed.
By filling up faster and with small amounts of food, your stomach produces less ghrelin (the hormone responsible for feelings of hunger). Getting a gastric sleeve abroad for weight loss is widely popular thanks to its efficacy in eliminating obesity and improving the associated health problems.
The procedure involves removing a significant part of the existing stomach (about 75-80%) to reduce its filling capacity. The altered stomach is significantly smaller and banana-shaped, hence the name “sleeve.” The procedure is done laparoscopically.
This ultimately reduces hunger, and food absorption as the stomach fills up faster thanks to its reduced volume. The big advantage of the Gastric sleeve compared to other bariatric surgery types – is that it doesn’t affect the stomach’s digestive functions but limits its volume and how much food can be consumed.
The Procedure is performed under a general anaesthetic. During the procedure, the surgeon removes a large section of your stomach including the upper part in charge of ghrelin release and leaves a narrow sleeve with a smaller food capacity. The entire procedure takes about one hour, after which the patient is taken to the hospital ward to rest and is closely monitored by a specialised bariatric nursing team and it is a requirement for a 1 night stay in the hospital.
If you are preparing for bariatric surgery, it is vital to the surgery that you restrict your feeding to a liquid diet to ease your stomach and liver on the build up to the date of your planned procedure. Being on a liquid diet reduces the risk of complications during your gastric resection and boosts your weight loss journey post-surgery. You should also ensure to include multivitamins and any other supplements recommended by your doctor during your pre & post-surgery phase. A full pre and post diet plan will be provided by a specialised Clinical Dietician to aid your weight loss journey.
Here at Want Surgery you will only speak to medically trained staff. We offer a unique consultation service which allows patients to speak directly to our surgery expert via a secure and private call, FREE of charge. During your consultation you can discuss the often personal and emotional reasons you are considering a cosmetic procedure from the comfort and privacy of your own home.
Want Surgery’s specialist trained medical advisor will guide you through the whole process of the surgical procedure and discuss the outcome you are hoping to achieve.
Call us now on 0113123456 today to arrange your consultation or click here to request a call back.