Sleeve gastrectomy surgery is also known as Sleeve Gastrectomy. In the operation, a large part of the stomach, approximately 80% of the stomach, is cut to reduce the volume of the stomach. The person will lose weight as food intake will be restricted by reducing the stomach. The stomach, which normally has a sac-shaped appearance, will take the shape of a thin long tube after this surgery. The cut stomach is irreversibly removed from the body. There is a part of the stomach that produces the hunger hormone, ghrelin hormone, which stimulates the hypothalamus region of the brain. In this way, there will be no decrease in the person’s feeling of hunger. In sleeve gastrectomy surgeries, the stomach valves called pylorus, which regulate the emptying of the stomach, are preserved. Since these valves are preserved, there will be no change in the digestive system of the stomach. You will only feel full more quickly by eating less. People with sleeve gastrectomy surgery can reach a feeling of fullness by eating less food normally thanks to their shrinking stomach. The purpose of gastric sleeve surgery is to enable the person to lose weight by eating less and consuming healthier foods. Gastric sleeve surgery can be performed open or closed.

What should I pay attention to before gastric sleeve surgery?

It is generally recommended to be hospitalized 24 hours before your obesity surgery time. You should also go on a liquid diet and not eat solid food the day before. Eating should be completely stopped from 12 o’clock at night. Oral water intake should be stopped 8 hours before your operation time.

What are the advantages of sleeve gastrectomy?

The advantages of sleeve gastrectomy include narrowing of the gastric passageway, satiety with small amounts of food, decreased appetite and balanced nutrition. Compared to gastric bypass surgery, sleeve gastrectomy is an easier and shorter operation and the hospital stay is shorter. Gastric sleeve surgery can be converted to some other obesity surgeries when necessary.

Who is suitable for gastric sleeve surgery?

Not everyone who complains of being overweight can undergo gastric sleeve surgery. In order to undergo this surgery, the patient must be between the ages of 18 and 65 and have a body mass index above 35-40. If the person has cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and serious health problems caused by excess weight, if there is no alcohol and drug addiction, if his psychological state does not prevent him from changing his lifestyle and if he is able to overcome the stress of surgery, if his health condition is suitable, if the person cannot lose weight other than surgical method to lose weight, he is suitable for sleeve gastrectomy surgery.

How much weight can I lose after sleeve gastrectomy?

If you eat healthy and exercise regularly after gastric sleeve surgery, you can achieve 65-80% weight loss within 1 year after surgery. However, if you cannot establish your eating habits and cannot eat healthy, you may experience approximately 5% weight gain again in the future.

What will I experience after sleeve gastrectomy?

You can stand up 1-2 hours after coming to your bed from the operating room. Afterwards, you can take a shower by closing your dressings with your protective bath covers from the first day. You can start your job after resting for about a week after the surgery. If you have a job that requires physical activity, it is recommended that you start after 30 days.

As nowadays more people struggle with obesity, trying multiple diets in an endless fight for a fit body, Gastric Sleeves can be a good solution for this problem, as one can see long-lasting results without much effort needed. Reducing the size of your stomach is a simple way to restrict the amount of food you can eat in one sitting, making you feel fuller and faster. But it also serves another purpose: it reduces the amount of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, that your stomach can produce. This helps to decrease your appetite and cravings and prevent the impulses that cause people to regain the weight they’ve lost.

How is gastric sleeve surgery performed?

Most of the time, a sleeve gastrectomy is done by laparoscopic or robotic surgery. That means that instead of making a large incision (or cut) to open your abdominal cavity to access your organs, your surgeon will perform the operation through small incisions. This makes for an easier recovery, but some people may be better served by open surgery, depending on their conditions.  

This procedure aims to minimize the size of the stomach which leads to less food consumption and easy weight loss. Almost 70 percent of your stomach is separated and removed from your body, leaving your stomach in the shape of a banana or a tube-like structure. Fortunately, due to the development of the technologies being used in Bariatric operations, surgeries have become more reliable, and the recovery periods are faster.

What qualifies you for gastric sleeve surgery?

Gastric sleeve surgery can perform to help you lose weight and reduce your risk of weight-related health problems, including, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obstructive sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, stroke, İnfertility.

You can think of getting gastric sleeve surgery if:

Your BMI is 35 and above (obesity), and you have a serious health problem, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, severe sleep apnea or any weight-related health problems.

You’re committed to making lifestyle changes to keep the weight off. If you consider getting gastric sleeve surgery, you should also need to change your lifestyle. You can be required to follow long-term plans including lifestyle, Daily habits, monitoring nutrition and health, exercise.

Post-op Gastric Sleeve Diet   

After gastric sleeve surgery, you must follow a strict diet that gives your body the chance to recover and adjust to a smaller-sized stomach. Our dieticians will be following your diet and guiding you accordingly for two years. And will be available for you anytime you need!

Gastric Sleeve vs Gastric Bypass Surgery

The little tube left over after a sleeve gastrectomy is utilized to store food, while the side of the stomach is surgically removed.

However, it does not help the digestive system. Ghrelin, the hormone that stimulates food cravings, is also surgically removed. After surgery, patients typically only need 1-3 ounces of food to feel full.

However, in gastric bypass, the stomach is likewise shrunk, and a section of the small intestine is blocked off so that food doesn’t even have to travel through it.

After making an incision in the abdomen, either little or large, a new stomach pouch is formed. Gastric bypass is similar to sleeve gastrectomy in that it can prolong fullness after a relatively modest meal.

The major distinction between gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy is that the former surgically removes only the stomach and a little portion of the intestines.