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What ls the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy?



a yo probably know here are four main rite surgery procedures performed

An the United States The Roux-enY gastrc bypass the vertical sleeve gastrectomy

SG) the adjutable gastric band, and the biopanerati ivosion with duodenal

site (BPD/DS) Since 2013. the VSG has vertalen the Roux en gastric bypass

the most common barre operation performed in the United States.


The VSG as à unique migh loss suxgry was ral th ft part of a no-pat

Baratic surgery. Some surgrons periormed de BPDYDS or artri bypass a vo

quental operations 9 ut down the rs associated with aving one length proce.

dure. Fist patiets would have a portion f their tomach removed nan initial, short,

es iky opetion-bascal a lee gastrectomy. Then a later date, patents

returned for the secod part the operation. Vi los as 10 succestl ae he

fast par of the operation that sou patients never tua 1 complete the second

part ofthe procedure. Thor the VSG was determined t be a uccestal iightoes

operation wi ever rs than the other procedures and wi similar sus.


Patients an provides ae Love the see gutrectony: The procedure has

gained ovenshelming popalaty a single weight loss operstion. During his surgery.

the sugecn will move three fourha fthe original stomach The banana ahaped

stomach eh behind is mal a i retics the amount f food a person can eat at

anyone time There are no devices mplanted during hs operation. Ne revsons are

made to any other part f the persons intestinal tract, ch minimes the ak Gf

Long-term nutnient detencies. Additional. the leene produce grot reus ahen

A comes Lo improving comorbid conditions, such as diabetes and cardovascula

sense Let discuss more about why people he choone the als auer other

rypes of weight loss sugenis


Why Get Sleeved sleeve gastrectomy?


Making the choice to have the sleeve gastrectomy over ter types of bariatic

surgery comes with many advantages. Here area feu reasons why people choose

to get sleeved.

 1 Builtin portion control 

(With about ondy 15 t 25 percent of your stomach et aer surgery, you are limited in the amount of food you can eat at any one time. You can still enjoy à variety cf oods with a progression in food texture consistency post-op. but your stomach ill give strong signal to et you know when you ae full and trigger you to stop esting.

2 Fewer hunger pangs

(With he removal of the majoriy f the stomach comes à docroase in the hungor

hormone ghrelin, Feeling less hunger supports decreased food intake

3. Weight loss of more than half your excese body weight

Escessive body weight is defined as any pounds above your calculated ideal bohy

eight for your height. Research reported in the American Society for Metaboie

and Baritri Surgery Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines fr the Sargical

Weight Loss Patient shows that people are able to maintain weight loss of more

than 55 percent of their excess body weight ve years or longer after surgery. For

2 person who is 150 pounds over their ideal weight that means kooping f at

least 80 pounds for the long term.

4 Enjoy smeets without dumping syndrome.

Most people have a hard time with the concept of commiting to giving up birth.

‘ay cake or spectal-occasion co ercam for the rest of their fe afer weight Jos

surgery. Dumping syndrome is a condition that can occur in people who have

had the gastric bypass or BPD/DS surgery after eting foods high in sugar and, in

some cases, eating to0 many carbohyrats at oc time. Symptoms occur chort

et consuming the food in question and include some combination cf feeling,

shalg Hght-heaed. seat. or dir increased heat rate à drop in blood sugar

levels (roactive hypoglycemi} abdominal cramping: and diarthoa. Although

large quantities of sweets could still cause dumping-ike symptoms afler a VSG,

At very uncommon and not as severe ae after weight lose sumperes that imvolve

modifying the mal iatestine.

5. Less time inthe operating room.

Any operation perhommed under general anesthesia includes ris and he

potential for complications. These risk can mul with th amount time the

operation takes t be completed. Alihough the VSG sa lengthier procedure than

the adjustable band, ti a shorter and simplr procedure than the gastric bypass

and the BPD/DS.

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