Weight Loss

Have you exhausted all avenues and possibilities—diet, exercise, pills and potion—but you still can’t lose weight? Are you embarrassed by the weight and find it hard to choose clothing that fits you?

Is your weight having a negative impact on your overall health? If the answer to these questions is yes, you might want to consider gastric sleeve surgery.

Sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical technique of the restrictive type that was developed about ten years ago. This technique consists of a partial gastrectomy by means of a calibrated stapling. The cut part is removed (2/3) and the remaining stomach resembles a shirt sleeve (hence the name “sleeve”) with a volume of between 100 and 150 ml.

Sleeve surgery is a tailor-made technique for patients who eat large quantities (volume eater). The reduction of the stomach limits the amount of food ingested and is associated with a decrease in ghrelin (appetite stimulating hormone). It has proven to be effective in weight loss (as effective as bypass) and in the management of co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes. There are few deficiencies.

But there are many other benefits that accompany weight loss: improvement in the patient’s health, reduction in blood cholesterol levels, regulation of blood pressure, normalisation of blood sugar levels and recovery from sleep apnoea, etc.

Many people have struggled with obesity for years trying several diets, pills and professional weight loss service without long-term success. For these individuals, weight loss surgery, also referred to as bariatric surgery, may help them lose the weight and keep it off.

Gastric bypass is one of the most commonly performed and probably the best known bariatric surgery. Gastric bypass involves reducing the size of the stomach and connecting this small pouch to part of the intestine. This ‘bypass’ reduces the absorption of calories.

The downside is a risk of nutritional deficiencies. But there are many kinds of food supplements.

One of the pivotal advantages of gastric bypass for weight loss is treating obesity-linked diseases such as type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol—and sleep apnea.

Many people have struggled with obesity for years trying several diets, pills and professional weight loss service without long-term success. For these individuals, weight loss surgery, also referred to as bariatric surgery, may help them lose the weight and keep it off.

Gastric bypass is one of the most commonly performed and probably the best known bariatric surgery. Gastric bypass involves reducing the size of the stomach and connecting this small pouch to part of the intestine. This ‘bypass’ reduces the absorption of calories.

The downside is a risk of nutritional deficiencies. But there are many kinds of food supplements.

One of the pivotal advantages of gastric bypass for weight loss is treating obesity-linked diseases such as type-2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol—and sleep apnea.