Gastric sleeve is a weight-loss process performed by Laparoscopic Surgery; it reduces your food intake by reducing the eighty percent size of the stomach, in this way, only a small amount of food is considered enough to fulfil your hunger, you feel less hunger, and the body weight gets reduced. This surgery is performed under General Anaesthesia. In recent years the experts have observed a sudden hike in the popularity of this surgery, due to its rapid results that helped patients to get rid of obesity, by undergoing this surgery; the patients suffering from obesity can lose about sixty percent of their excessive body weight within the span of one year. Medikaray Hospital in Istanbul Turkiye, offers the most advanced and safest treatment for Gastric Sleeve surgery under the supervision of well-reputed and qualified Surgeons.
Eligible Candidates for Gastric Sleeve: –
Gastric Sleeve surgery is not suitable and recommendable for every individual; however, it is only recommended for the patients with certain health conditions: –
- People, age over 18 and above.
- For the people having Body Mass Index (BMI) 40 or above.
- People with having BMI of 35 and above can undergo with this surgery but only with certain diseases like, second type diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, sleep apnea and fat liver disease.
Procedure: –
Gastric Sleeve surgery performed under General Anaesthesia with the help of Laparoscope, initially the Surgeon will make three to five small opening around the stomach, to aid the surgical tools that are required to perform this surgery which includes camera “known as a laparoscope”, a laser stapler, and a cutter. The laparoscope allows surgeon to monitor the surgery inside the stomach. later surgeon inserts a flexible tube into the patient’s oesophagus that guides to separate the stomach into two portions. The smaller portion of the stomach remain attached with the oesophagus, then surgeon creates a small vertical sleeve by stapling small portion of stomach and at the same time the rest of the stomach will get removed entirely through incision.
During this surgery surgeon removes about eighty percent of your stomach and the rest of the twenty percent of stomach remain intact with oesophagus in the form of small vertical sleeve, hence they re-sized your stomach as smaller as the size of banana. The surgery normally last for 60 to 70 minutes of time, patient kept under observation in hospital for at least two nights.
Although the patient remains pain-free during the surgery but it may cause pain after passing the few hours of completion of surgery, this pain last for few hours only, the pain scale of Gastric sleeve surgery is 7 out of 10, but this pain is still manageable with the help of surgeon’s prescribed medication. Patient can begin with their normal routine life matters after the two weeks of surgery, it will be comfortable for them to attend their offices and universities in a normal routine after having the rest of two weeks.
Diet Recommendations: –
The Medikaray Hospital Food Dietitian and Nutritionist including the Surgeon, will draft a proper schedule for your diet, that you need to be follow with different spans of time, you must strictly follow their instruction to avoid any health complications after the surgery.
After Gastric Sleeve surgery, the first day you are limited to drink very small amount crystal liquids only.
From the second day onwards, till the next three weeks, you are restricted to drink liquids in different forms that includes different protein shakes, multi-vitamins drinks, milk, yogurt, broth and only flavoured juices. (Lemon/ Orange juices and carbonated drinks must be avoid in any case)
Fresh juices are strictly prohibited. However, you may eat a very little amount of water melon during the span of first three weeks.
After the first three weeks you will be allow to take soft pureed foods, which are mentioned in your diet plan (drafted by your hospital). It may include, Soups, boiled chicken, Fish, Cereal and mashed potatoes, but this meal must be taken in a small quantity, otherwise it might cause vomiting; as your stomach is newly configured so it will take
some time to accept such meals. This diet routine will remained continue for further next two weeks.
From fifth week of surgery, you will finally able to eat normal solid meal, you will be encouraged to eat meal that contains enough quantity of fibber and proteins especially vegetables and fruits. You can eat your meal three times a day but it is also advised to eat slowly and chew it properly well before passing through the throat. Initially you will begin with small portion of meal but gradually with the passage of time you will be able to eat in normal quantity.
It is recommended to take different vitamins supplements for entire life that include vitamin B12, Vitamin-D, Calcium and Iron, you are also advised to have regular blood test to know if you have and deficiency for low blood iron (anemia), high blood glucose, or low calcium or vitamin D levels.
Your physician will also recommend daily moderate exercise, which can help the body to recover faster and keeps maintaining its weight-loss. You must adopt this new life style routine as a permanent habit for your entire life, otherwise you might start gaining weight after the few periods of time.
Impact on Health: –
Gastric sleeve surgery works efficiently for your body weight reduction. It reduces your hunger; as the food storage in stomach is minimised up-to eighty percent, which allows a very small amount of food to fill your hunger. Normally patient lose sixty percent of their excessive body weight within the period of one year.
Gastric sleeve can lead to improvements in your health, especially with your obesity-related conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, fatty liver disease, high blood pressure and osteoarthritis, even in some cases, it has been found that some patient completely gets cured with their diabetes by undergoing this surgery. There is a lower chance for nutrient or vitamin deficiency by under-going this surgery. Patient have higher life expectancy, better health and higher quality of life. Gastric sleeve surgery has lower side effects as compared to Gastric bypass surgery.
Treatment In Medikaray Hospital: –
In Medikaray Hospital Istanbul, Turkiye, Gastric Sleeve surgery is performed by laparoscope, so the patient remains pain-free during the surgery, recover faster and avoids long term stay in hospital. Our surgeons are nationwide famous for their expertise and high-skills, they are pioneered with advanced techniques and equipped with latest technology to perform these surgeries, which reduces the risk of post operative health complications.
The Surgeons suggest the most suitable treatments to rid for your obesity, every single case is discussed with hospital medical board, consist of related surgeons and medical staff, the best suitable treatment is then recommended to the patient in the context of their physical conditions and medical history. Our experts work closely with patients once they fly back to their countries on completion of their treatment. We maintain routine follow-ups with patients to know if they are regularly following our dietary instruction and executing the physical exercises orderly, which are recommended for their weight loss. Team Medikaray Hospital has best surgical/ disease specialists and top of the line nutarians, they work as the professionals to generate the best possible results. Consultation and treatment with us mean you are in safe and secure hands, we take every possible health measure to avoid any sort of inconvenience either it comes before the surgery or after the completion of surgery.
You will always find us cooperative and helpful in every aspect of treatment, we maintain follow ups with our patients even after get 100% recovered, because Medikary Hospital consider their patient as their family, and we occasionally recalling them with the hope they are living healthy and wise. Medikaray consultancy services available 24/7 in order to facilitate their patient at the time of any urgency.
