What is the gastric sleeve procedure?
Gastric sleeve surgery has now become one of the most common surgical procedures.
It has become a haven for many obesity patients, especially those who have failed to lose weight through various diets and exercise.
It is a surgical operation performed through small incisions in the abdomen through which laparoscopic surgical tools are inserted to perform the operation. The laparoscope is connected to a front camera in order to photograph the internal organs and the surgeon follows it with the utmost precision through a monitor screen connected to the laparoscope.
The operation is performed through 3 or 5 surgical incisions, and their length does not exceed 2 cm.
What are the steps of the laparoscopic gastric sleeve procedure?
Before the operation, the patient must undergo many tests and x-rays to prepare the patient and ensure his suitability for the operation
To perform the procedure, the patient is completely anesthetized
The surgeon makes surgical incisions to insert the endoscope
Using a thin needle, gas is inserted to fill the abdominal cavity. The roof of the abdomen rises to facilitate the procedure
The surgeon cuts the stomach and staples it using modern surgical staplers through laparoscopic tools and follows the operation on the monitor screen.
The surgeon performs a leak test to ensure that there is no leakage from the stomach
Then the last step is the step of closing the surgical incisions cosmetically
The patient goes out to the recovery room and from there to the regular room after waking up
The operation takes about 45 minutes and the hospital stay is only one day
Tips for preparing before the gastric sleeve procedure:
12 hours before the operation, you must fast from eating and drinking
Smoking must be completely stopped two weeks before the operation to avoid its effect on wound healing
Stop any thinning medications or medications that may affect blood thinness
Gains for your health after gastric sleeve surgery:
The procedure guarantees you excellent weight loss results in a relatively short time
Eliminate the annoying complications of obesity
Such as: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart and bone diseases.
Enjoying life and practicing activities after years of suffering from difficulty moving and being ashamed to appear at social events for many years.
Types and costs of gastric sleeve surgery
Gastric sleeve surgery is one of the obesity surgeries. It is performed using different techniques, which means that gastric sleeve surgery has different types and includes the following:
Sleeve surgery: Sleeve surgery using the known laparoscopic method through small openings in the abdomen
Modified gastric sleeve: A silicone ring is used to prevent any expansion in the size of the stomach from eating later
Bikini sleeve: It is done through small openings in the bikini area to hide the wounds and effects of the operation
Microsleeve surgery: It is the sleeve of the stomach, but using very precise tools, and therefore the wounds of this surgery are not visible to the naked eye.
Therefore, the cost of gastric sleeve surgery varies and its prices range from one type to another based on the cost of the tools used in each technique, but what we guarantee for our patients is the experience of our medical team and satisfaction with the results.
