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Is The Gastric Sleeve Effective?

The Gastric Sleeve Surgery (or Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy) is a bariatric procedure that removes 75-80% of the stomach. It is now the most commonly performed bariatric procedure in The United States and worldwide because it is the safest and most effective treatment for obesity class 1, 2, and 3.
Gastric Sleeve Surgery brings profound changes to life!
  • Overall improved quality of life
  • Excess weight loss of about 60-70% within one year of surgery
  • Remission or improvement of obesity related health conditions such as diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, sleep apnea, fatty liver disease, joint pain, and hyperlipidemia
  • Desire to eat decreases
  • Reduction in hunger sensation
How does the Gastric Sleeve surgery work?
  1. There is a reduction in stomach volume, causing people to feel full much quicker after the surgery
  2. Hormonal changes such as reduced secretion of hunger hormones cause people to feel less hungry
  3. Increased stomach motility, which allows food to pass stomach and intestine quicker after surgery
How much weight will I lose after the Gastric Sleeve?
  1. On average, people lose about 60-70% of their excess weight
    • The first 2 weeks: 10-20 pounds; most patients lose about one pound a day
    • The first 3 months: 35-45% of excess weight loss
    • The first 6 months: 50-60% of excess weight loss
    • The first year: 60-70% of excess weight loss
  2. Most people reach their lowest weight 12-24 months after surgery
  3. The Gastric Sleeve success rate is approximately 80-90%
Improvement of Obesity Related Health Problems
  1. Large clinical trials and studies have proven gastric sleeve surgery lead to the resolution or improvement of many obesity related health problems such as:
    • Type 2 diabetes: Most studies indicated that 60-80% of patients with type 2 diabetes could achieve disease remission or improvement after gastric sleeve surgery
    • Hypertension
    • Fatty liver disease
    • High cholesterol
    • Sleep apnea
    • Decreased cancer risk
    • PCOS
    • Asthma
    • Migraine
    • Join pain
    • Depression and other psychosocial problems
    • Infertility
    • Low testosterone: Gastric sleeve can naturally lead to increased testosterone level
    • Urinary incontinence
    • Gout