GASTRIC SLEEVE SURGERY CAN BE DONE LAPAROSCOPICALLY

Gastric Sleeve Surgery What you Need to Know

Gastric Sleeve surgery, also known as Sleeve Gastrectomy, is one of the most popular and effective bariatric procedures that doesn’t require the maintenance and long-term complication rates of a Lap Band. During surgery With the sleeve gastrectomy, weight Loss is achieved by restricting food intake. During the operation the surgeon removes part of the patient’s stomach, approximately 75 percent, resulting in the stomach taking the shape of a tube or “sleeve” that is 1/10th the size of the original stomach. Consequently,…