Gastric Sleeve
The gastric sleeve consists of extracting 70-80% of the stomach, leaving a narrow gastric tube through which the food passes, achieving a 60-70% weight loss.
It is a mixed procedure with two mechanisms of action:
Restrictive: cutting vertically 70-80% of the stomach.
Metabolic: cutting the part of the stomach where hunger hormone is produced that is responsible for satiety.
Indications for Gastric Sleeve
1. BMI 35-40 kg /m2 without comorbidities.
2. BMI 35-40 kg/m2 with comorbidities such as metabolic disorders, high blood pressure, lipid disorder, triglycerides disorder, severe joint disease, obesity-related severe psychological problems, sleep apnea, chronic lumbar pain, fatty liver.
3. Patients with liver disease.
4. A second step procedure.
5. BMI > 40 kg/m2 with controlled T2DM.
6. BMI > 35 kg /m2 with uncontrolled TD2M despite medical treatment.
7. A clear understanding of the risks and benefits of weight loss surgery.
What are the benefits of gastric sleeve?
- Excellent and sustainable results with a loss of 60-70% of your excess body weight.
- Improves health, weakness, mobility, cognitive functions.
- When you reach a loss of 15% of your exceeding weight, there is an improvement of comorbidities.
- Comorbidities resolve T2DM, high blood pressure, lipid disorder, triglycerides disorder, severe joint disease, obesity-related severe psychological problems, sleep apnea, chronic lumbar pain, fatty liver.
- Stops or decreases the consumption of medication.
- Low risk of complications compared to other procedures like Cholecystectomy or Hysterectomy.
- Decreased long-term costs.
