GASTRIC SLEEVE BENEFITS

Gastric sleeve surgery or also known as bariatric surgery is a restrictive operation that reduces the size of the stomach helping the obese patient to lose weight, with a smaller stomach it sounds logical that the patient feels more satiety with less food, which It leads you to make important changes in your life, thus achieving a 60-70% loss of excess weight. The main advantage of the gastric sleeve is that it provides a great loss of weight, The amount of weight that are lost depends on the characteristics of each patient and is usually experienced progressively over a period of 6 to 12 months, although later, more slowly, you can continue to lose weight up to 24 months after the operation. The way in which the intervention is carried out allows that the natural process of the transit of food through the digestive system is not affected, thus avoiding the syndrome of rapid emptying of the stomach or ‘dumping’ the stomach nerves and the intestine is not they seem affected. The digestion of food follows its natural course, as it is not an aggressive method of reduction, the metabolism changes slowly adapting to the new biorhythms that mark the intervention, so the hormones do not suffer a shock as great as in other treatments, another of the advantages of this method in women is that complications have not been demonstrated.

related to pregnancy, since the abdominal wall remains undamaged and, as we have already said, the transit of the digestive system.

As a precaution, after having undergone the operation, patients should spend 2 to 3 days in the hospital. The recovery period estimated by specialists varies between 7 and 10 days, although this depends on the particular conditions of each patient. After having passed that barrier, a perfectly normal life can be led as long as the precepts set by the doctor are followed. The only concern of patients after having undergone gastric sleeve has to be to maintain a diet according to their new organ. At first they will have to follow a liquid diet to which, based on the surgeon’s advice, they will incorporate more solid foods until they can eat any type of food.

The treatment is performed using the laparoscopic technique, which means that the incision made to perform the reduction is minimal. The doctor only makes 4 to 5 cuts in the abdomen of the patient, which considerably reduces the risk of surgical complications of any kind. The incisions are so small that they do not leave a visible scar. On the other hand, it should be noted that the intervention is performed under general anesthesia in an average period of 90 minutes.

Beyond the surgical material used for laparoscopy, the body does not receive the impact of any foreign object that may cause disturbance or malfunction.

All the material used during the intervention is extracted after it has been carried out and only the biocompatible staples remain inside the body that ensure that the new shape of our stomach will remain static.

Thanks to the staples’ manufacturing material, completely hypoallergenic, it is ensured that our body will absorb them as a natural part of it.

All you need is an eating plan that ensures that the patient will follow healthy lifestyle habits that do not derail the intervention. This nutritional re-education must be guided by a specialist who ensures that the patient ingests the necessary nutrients to maintain an acceptable level of health.

If the guidelines set by the nutritionist are followed, the lost weight will not be regained. The percentage of patients who maintain a healthy weight after the intervention reaches 80%.

Food anxiety disappears completely. By reducing the size, the amount of food to eat to feeling satiated is less. In addition, the stomach reduction influences the secretion of ghrelin, the hormone in charge of ‘letting us know’ when our body needs nutrients.

Progressive weight loss, but in a relatively short period of time, makes patients who undergo stomach reduction via the gastric sleeve significantly improve their self-esteem and self-confidence, which affects their attitude with which they face their day to day.