Sleeve Gastrectomy
The Sleeve Gastrectomy is performed by removing approximately 80 percent of the stomach. The remaining stomach is a pouch that resembles a banana.
How Does it Work?
The new stomach pouch holds considerably less than the normal stomach and helps to significantly reduce the amount of food (and thus calories) that a person can eat. Possibly more significant is the impact of the surgery has on gut hormones that impact a number of factors including hunger, satiety, and blood sugar control.
Pros
Restricts the amount of food the stomach can hold
Requires no foreign objects (unlike the gastric band)
Induces rapid and significant weight loss
Causes favorable changes in gut hormones that suppress hunger, reduce appetite and improve satiety
Involves a short hospital stay (2 days)
Requires no foreign objects (unlike the gastric band)
Induces rapid and significant weight loss
Causes favorable changes in gut hormones that suppress hunger, reduce appetite and improve satiety
Involves a short hospital stay (2 days)
Cons
Can't be reversed
Has the potential for long-term vitamin deficiencies
Has a higher early complication rate than the Gastric Band
Has the potential for long-term vitamin deficiencies
Has a higher early complication rate than the Gastric Band