The Sleeve Surgery. The surgery is irreversible and can help people lose a large proportion of their body weight. In gastric sleeve surgery a surgeon reduces the stomach to a sleeve like shape by removing much of it.
This surgery is also known as sleeve gastrectomy or vertical sleeve gastrectomy vsg. Risks related specifically to sleeve gastrectomy include the possibility of leaks along the staple line development of gastroesophageal reflux a gastric fistula a narrowing stoma hiatal hernias wound site infections or the formation of blood clots in the leg. The procedure permanently reduces the size of the stomach although there could be some dilatation of the stomach later on in life.
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After your gastric sleeve surgery you will wake up in the hospital a bit tired and without a lot of pain. In gastric bypass the surgeon makes a small pouch that skips most of your stomach going straight to the intestine. You may lose from 50 to 90 pounds. Risks related specifically to sleeve gastrectomy include the possibility of leaks along the staple line development of gastroesophageal reflux a gastric fistula a narrowing stoma hiatal hernias wound site infections or the formation of blood clots in the leg.
