Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
Bypass Weight Loss Surgery. Bypass weight loss sugery or gastric weightloss surgery. Bypass bariatric weight loss surgery !The vertical sleeve gastrectomy is a restrictive weight loss procedure recommended for patients exhibiting a BMI of 60 or higher and patients suffering from co-morbid obesity. It is usually the first part of a two-process surgery. Recent application of this type of surgery has also proven that this is can also be a successful stand-alone process that can yield positive results similar to those undergoing a second gastric bypass surgery. This is one of the reasons the vertical sleeve gastrectomy is becoming increasingly popular.
Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is almost similar to the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in that it involves creating a smaller stomach pouch to restrict the stomach from containing too much food. In vertical sleeve gastrectomy, however, the pouch created is like the shape and size of a banana, bigger than the pouch made in the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. A high percentage of patients who have undertaken sleeve gastrectomy achieved high resolution rates for co-morbid conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and sleep apnea. Again, this has made vertical sleeve gastrectomy a procedure of choice for most patients and surgeons.
Another factor that has made vertical sleeve gastrectomy the preferred weight loss procedure is that it’s ideal for patients who are suffering from conditions that would not qualify them for gastric bypass and gastric banding. Obese patients who have anemia, Lupus and Crohns disease are good candidates for vertical sleeve gastrectomy.
Weight loss after vertical sleeve gastrectomy is slower than it would be if one went through gastric bypass. The positive side of this is that the complications associated with gastric bypass such as obstruction of the intestines, ulcers and protein and vitamin deficiency, are minimized if not completely avoided.
Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is more popular and a better option among patients whose health conditions prevent them from qualifying for other weight loss procedures.