The Pros And Cons Of A Sleeve Gastrectomy

By Dorothy Anderson


A procedure that is considered as best for people wishing for weight loss is referred to as sleeve gastrectomy. In this process, non invasive surgical procedures are being done, such as removing about a part of 90 percent in the stomach. And the most possible result of this procedure is achieving a tube like or a sleeve like structure. Stomach dilatation can be experienced by the patient in the later months.

This procedure may have some limitations such as this should be performed only to people having a body mass index or BMI which is above 40. This is being considered as the best solution that people if ever other ways of diet do not work to them. However, this procedure of sleeve gastrectomy New Jersey comes with different advantages and disadvantages which people in New Jersey must consider.

The advantages. Smaller food portions satisfaction. This is considered as the main advantage of this procedure, it is because after a gastric sleeve, a person can easily feel satisfaction with eating a smaller portion of his or her food. There are 2 common reasons for this. First, the chemicals which are involved in hunger goes down. And second, the space which is to be filled becomes smaller, and therefore, it may only require lesser food.

And since lesser food is consumed, lesser calories will also be taken that can help in losing weight. However, it is being suggested that healthy diet and proper exercise must be combined with this to become more effective. Losing the weight can also help in improving some health conditions including fatty liver disease, blood pressure, reflux, diabetes, or other conditions.

Less invasive than the bariatric surgeries. Gastric bypass is one very common example of a bariatric surgery that involves invasive techniques. Whereas for gastric sleeve, there will be no invasive procedures including cutting and also disconnecting and altering small intestines. And thus, the risks of surgical complications after the procedure will be reduced.

No dumping syndrome risk. After the procedure of gastric sleeve, the pyloris or the outlet valve still remains intact, compared to some other types of bariatric operations. And thus, having no risk of a dumping syndrome. In this case of syndrome, the food being taken is going to pass through the unaffected stomach by gastric juice, thus, causing pain, indigestion, diarrhea, or other symptoms.

No foreign devices are inserted. Gastric bands will not be inserted into the body, thus, not letting the patient become worried on possible eroding and slipping causing an infection. The process of laparoscopy maybe performed to extremely obese patients. But if weight loss is still not achieved, 2 other recommended alternatives are gastric bypass and duodenal switch.

The disadvantages. Being irreversible. It involves the removal of large stomach parts and forms new small pouch. A stomach will start to become sensitive to the food being eaten especially when it is chewed poorly. Patients can avoid this kind of discomfort and often vomiting by eating slowly and thoughtfully.

Stomach may possibly stretch. Patients will always try on eating the same food because there is no device which can stop overfilling in the stretches. And since there is constant overfilling, more food will be consumed, increasing weight and calorie intake. Other possible complications would include pneumonia, post operative pain, infection, blood clots, etc.




About the Author:



0 comments:

Post a Comment