Sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical process for weight loss. It limits the amount of food that you can eat. It is the minimally invasive surgery to reduce the size of the stomach. It helps people to achieve the desired goals and also helps to improve both health and quality of life. In this procedure, the Best Bariatric Surgeon in India removes a portion of the stomach to make the stomach smaller in the size and shape of a banana.

The Best Bariatric Surgeon in Delhi NCR performs this procedure laparoscopically, he/she make a few small incisions in your outer stomach and insert the laparoscope- an instrument with a tiny camera that is connected to the monitor. Later, the surgeon removes 3/4th of your stomach and reattaches the remaining stomach in the form of a sleeve or tube. It is about 1 hour of surgery. This surgery is best for people who have a BMI of at least 40.

Why is the Sleeve gastrectomy done?

Sleeve gastrectomy is done to help people who is suffering from obesity and want to lose weight? It also helps to reduce the risks of diseases like:

· High blood pressure

· Type 2 diabetes

· Infertility

· High cholesterol

· Gastroesophageal reflux disease

· Stroke


Advantages of Sleeve gastrectomy:

· The secretion of acid will be less, so less chance of an ulcer.

· Less pain

· Less risk of infection at the place stitches

· Recovery will be quick and you can return to your daily activities

· Shorter hospital stay

· Improved quality of life

· It will reduce your cravings

· Less chance of intestinal obstruction, protein and vitamin deficiency

· It helps to keep long term weight loss

To get to know more about the Sleeve gastrectomy, you can consult Dr. Tarun Mittal at his clinic “Weight Lose”, the Best Bariatric Surgery Center in India.