Sleeve Gastrectomy Guides

Sleeve Gastrectomy

The gastric sleeve procedure is one of the newer forms of bariatric surgery procedures and may be the best way to prompt weight loss in some obese patients. Gastric sleeve surgery is also known as tube gastrectomy, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and vertical sleeve gastrectomy. Talk to a bariatric surgeon in your area to determine if you are a good candidate for a gastric sleeve procedure.

During this procedure, your weight loss surgeon removes about 85 percent of your stomach, which results in your stomach taking on the shape of a small tube or sleeve. Before your consultation with a bariatric surgeon, check out some of the gastric sleeve before and after photos to see successful examples of people who've had the procedure.

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Body Contouring: Re-Shaping the Body After Bariatric Surgery
Following weeks of recovery after major surgery, the last thing most people want to think about is doing it again. If you are bariatric patient coming off of weight loss surgery, however, chances are this may be one of the first things on your mind. After the extreme weight loss that follows bariatric surgery, 100 pounds or more in many instances, skin is left loose and saggy; excess tissue hangs from the abdomen below the belt line, and the hope of being able to finally feel comfortable in "normal" clothes is postponed by hanging flesh that just doesn't seem to fit on your much slimmer frame. Many patients like this turn to plastic surgery to help contour the body, giving shape to their new form. If you've experienced a significant amount of weight loss and are uncomfortable with the excess skin left behind contact plastic surgery doctors in your area and find out what options are best for you.

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