The Complete Guide To Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Gastric sleeve surgery, is a newer generation of weight loss surgery used by bariatric surgeons to help morbidly obese patients reach their ideal weight. VSG is called by a lot of different names, like gastric sleeve resection, tube gastrectomy, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, sleeve gastrectomy and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. No matter what your doctor calls it, the procedure is still the same.
First off, its a surgery of the stomach, the gastric sleeve surgeon will eliminate almost 80 percent of patient’s stomach. This reshapes the stomach into a tube like shape hence where the surgery name comes from sleeve surgery. This is a laparoscopic surgery, meaning the surgeon will only make very small incisions and scarring will be minimal. A miniature medical camera is inserted into the micro incision allowing the bariatric surgeon to manipulate very small medical instruments to perform the weight loss surgery. Once the excess parts of the stomach have been surgically removed, the new smaller stomach is stapled using special medical staples used only in bariatric surgeries.
Popular Articles
Understanding the possible downsides to gastric sleeve surgery is critical. If you are suffering from obesity, the gastric sleeve can help you...
Read more
Life changes after Gastric Sleeve Surgery. When you consider your life after gastric sleeve surgery, and the possible benefits of the weight loss,...
Read more
There are a lot of Advantages of Gastric Sleeve Surgery, but there are still critical surgical information you need to fully understand for long term...
Read more
When you are evaluating the Gastric Sleeve vs Gastric Bypass surgery, it is important that you understand the implications, pros and cons of each...
Read more
