Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

• By North Eastern Weight Loss Surgery

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About Us

• North Eastern Weight Loss Surgery is one of the
  Melbournes leading centres and weight loss
  clinic melbourne that perform a wide range of
  weight reduction surgeries. Lose Weight with top
  weight loss specialists in Melbourne. Our weight
  loss doctor's team is headed up by Patrick Moore
  who has almost 20 years of experience
  successfully helping people realise their weight
  loss goals when all else has failed.

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About Us

• Dr. Patrick Moore has 19 years experience
  successfully helping people realise their weight
  loss goals when all else has failed. He has
  proudly established one of Melbournes leading
  weight loss centres, performing a wide range of
  weight reduction surgeries. Patrick is proud to
  have been the first weight loss surgeon to bring
  the gastric sleeve surgery into the private
  public hospitals in Victoria. In the past 19
  years he has performed over 2,100 weight loss
  surgeries.

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

• The gastric sleeve surgery uses the latest
  innovation in weight loss surgery and is our most
  popular option for those struggling with obesity
  and in particular those who suffer from morbid
  obesity (comorbidity). You can expect to see a
  reduction in excess body weight of at least 70
  over a 12 month period with this type of
  surgery. Medically referred to as the Sleeve
  Gastrectomy, this surgery works by reducing your
  stomach size by 75, thus restricting the amount
  of food you can eat to help you achieve good
  long-term weight loss.

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

• What is Gastric Sleeve Surgery?
• Originally gastric sleeve was used as the first
  stage of a two stage operation with the second
  part being performed at a later date. However the
  results have been so encouraging that the first
  stage in most people is enough to achieve good
  long term weight loss. The gastric sleeve, also
  known as Sleeve Gastrectomy, helps you lose
  weight effectively by restricting the amount of
  food you can eat through the removal of 75 of
  the stomach via simple and non-invasive keyhole
  surgery. Gastric Sleeve surgery or Gastric Sleeve
  Operation is most often performed to potentially
  save a patients life.

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

• How Does Gastric Sleeve Help Me Lose Weight?
• The sleeve gastrectomy helps you lose weight in
  these ways
• By limiting the amount of food that can be eaten
  at any one time to less than ? of what you can
  eat now.
• By limiting the amount of fluid you can drink at
  any one time.
• By decreasing the level of a gut hormone called
  Ghrelin making you feel less hungry.

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

• There are also less complications with a Gastric
  Sleeve than those of a Gastric Bypass while still
  allowing for significant loss of excess weight.
  In patients with a high BMI and inadequate weight
  loss, the Sleeve can be converted to a Gastric
  Bypass in a second operation with much less risk
  (after initial weight loss has occurred).

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

• Pros of Gastric Sleeve
• Stomach volume is reduced in size, but it
  functions normally so food can be eaten in only
  small amounts. The types of foods eaten are not
  altered.
• Minimizes the chance of an ulcer occurring in the
  stomach.
• Has only a small risk of bowel blockage or
  vomiting from a blocked stomach. Much less risk
  of food intolerance than after a gastric band.
• Very effective as a first stage procedure for
  high BMI patients (BMI gt55 kg/m2).

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

• Pros of Gastric Sleeve
• If there are problems with the small bowel that
  make it impossible to perform a gastric bypass,
  this is another option (along with the Gastric
  Band) for surgery.
• Can be performed via keyhole surgery much more
  easily than the gastric bypass.
• Short hospital stay, Early return to work.
• Less pain than for open surgery (large cut
  necessary).

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

• Cons of Gastric Sleeve Surgery
• This surgery is not reversible because the
  stomach is partly removed and thus cannot be
  replaced.
• As with all the restrictive types of operations,
  soft foods and fluids that are high in calories
  are not restricted, and inadequate weight loss
  may result. Foods such as ice cream, cheeses,
  dips, soft drinks, chocolate must be taken
  sparingly.

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Gastric Sleeve Surgery Explained

• Cons of Gastric Sleeve Surgery
• Patients with a high BMI may need further surgery
  (Gastric Bypass) if weight loss is inadequate.
• During this procedure, part of the stomach is
  removed. The remainder of the stomach that is
  left, must be closed. This is done with a
  stapling instrument which in some cases, has been
  known to create holes where the staples have been
  inserted. This is known as a leak and may have
  an impact on your recovery.

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