Sleeve Gastrectomy And Its Advantages And Disadvantages

By Dorothy Anderson


Sleeve gastrectomy is a type of procedure which is being done to people who want to achieve weight loss. The process involves some surgical procedures in which the stomach will be reduced by 15 percent from the original size. And as a result of the removal process of stomach parts, a person may achieve a tube or sleeve like structure. However, a person may possibly experience stomach dilatation in the future.

The procedure may only be done to people with a BMI or body mass index greater than 40. This can be one best solution for people who already have tried many different types of diet but still were not able to achieve the body that they want. But in spite of this, there are some pros and cons that a sleeve gastrectomy New Jersey may bring. So here are the following pros and cons to be considered importantly when planning to have it in New Jersey.

The advantages. Satisfaction on smaller food portions. This the main advantages of the procedure and the reason is because right after the gastric sleeve, the patient already becomes satisfied with his or her food though a small portion of it only was eaten. It is being caused by 2 main reasons. One is making the chemicals involved in hunger go down. And another is making the storage of foods becomes smaller, so therefore, lesser amount will only be required.

And for this reason, much lesser amount of calories will be consumed which will surely result to loss in weight. However, this can be more effective when combined with proper physical exercise and healthy diet. And since there is loss of weight, there will also be an improvement in diabetes, reflux, blood pressure, fatty liver disease, and other health conditions.

Less invasive than the bariatric surgeries. Gastric bypass is one very common example of a bariatric surgery that involves invasive techniques. Whereas for gastric sleeve, there will be no invasive procedures including cutting and also disconnecting and altering small intestines. And thus, the risks of surgical complications after the procedure will be reduced.

No risks for dumping syndrome. After performing a gastric sleeve process, having the pyloris or outlet valve remain intact is an advantage unlike bariatric operations. Thus, patients will not worry on the risks for dumping syndrome. With this risk, taken food passes into the part of stomach which is unaffected by the gastric juice which can possibly cause indigestion, diarrhea, pain, or any other symptoms.

No inserted foreign devices. Gastric bands are not inserted inside the body, and so, there is nothing that may possibly slip and erode which can cause infection. With the use of laparoscopy process, the surgery may also be performed to the extremely obese people. And if the desired weight loss is not achieved, other alternatives are duodenal switch or gastric bypass.

The disadvantages. Irreversible. A large part of stomach will be removed, causing the formation of a new small pouch. The stomach also becomes sensitive to foods which can be quickly eaten and poorly chewed. And in order for the patients to avoid discomfort and vomiting, they would just eat slowly and more thoughtfully.

Stomach stretches. Since no device can stop to overfill the stretches, eating the same foods is what patients usually do. And thus, resulting to higher calorie intake and increased weight. Some other complications are post operative pain, blood clots, pneumonia, infection, etc.




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