Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Sleeve Gastrectomy And Its Advantages And Disadvantages

By Dorothy Anderson


Sleeve gastrectomy is a type of procedure which is being done to people who want to achieve weight loss. The process involves some surgical procedures in which the stomach will be reduced by 15 percent from the original size. And as a result of the removal process of stomach parts, a person may achieve a tube or sleeve like structure. However, a person may possibly experience stomach dilatation in the future.

However, there is one important limitation for people who will undergo the surgery, and that is to have a BMI or body mass index of at least 40 or more. A lot of people have been trying on many different diets, but still, they cannot achieve the desired body. So this sleeve gastrectomy New Jersey can be a good suggestion to them. But these patients in New Jersey must need to consider first important advantages and disadvantages of the procedure.

The advantages. Small portions of food can already satisfy the patients. This can be considered as one main advantage that the procedure provides. And this is because after the sleeve gastrectomy, patients become satisfied already with the small portions of food they eat. This has been caused by two common reasons. First is letting the chemicals that are involved in hunger will go down. And second is food storage becomes smaller, requiring lesser food amount.

And for this reason, much lesser amount of calories will be consumed which will surely result to loss in weight. However, this can be more effective when combined with proper physical exercise and healthy diet. And since there is loss of weight, there will also be an improvement in diabetes, reflux, blood pressure, fatty liver disease, and other health conditions.

Surgeries are less invasive unlike the bariatric ones. One common example of this bariatric surgery is gastric bypass in which invasive procedures are being performed. While the gastric sleeve does not involve some cutting techniques and as well as altering and disconnecting small intestines. Thus, risks of some surgical complications.

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.

Some foreign devices are not inserted. There are no gastric bands that will be inserted in the body, so the patient does not need to worry on possible slipping and eroding that may cause infection. Performing the laparoscopy process can be done for people who are extremely obese. Sometimes, a particular procedure may not work to some, so trying other alternatives is recommended such as duodena switch and gastric bypass.

The disadvantages. Irreversible. A large part of stomach will be removed, causing the formation of a new small pouch. The stomach also becomes sensitive to foods which can be quickly eaten and poorly chewed. And in order for the patients to avoid discomfort and vomiting, they would just eat slowly and more 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.




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