Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Sleeve Gastrectomy And Its Advantages And Disadvantages

By Dorothy Anderson


Sleeve gastrectomy is one type of a procedure that is performed to people who have been wishing to lose their weight. This process involves surgical procedures wherein about 90 percent of the stomach is being removed. So the result of this removal process is giving the person a chance to look slimmer, similar to a sleeve or a tube like structure. Dilatation in the stomach may possibly be felt in later months.

The procedure may only be done to people with a BMI or body mass index greater than 40. This can be one best solution for people who already have tried many different types of diet but still were not able to achieve the body that they want. But in spite of this, there are some pros and cons that a sleeve gastrectomy New Jersey may bring. So here are the following pros and cons to be considered importantly when planning to have it in New Jersey.

The advantages. Smaller food portions satisfaction. This is considered as the main advantage of this procedure, it is because after a gastric sleeve, a person can easily feel satisfaction with eating a smaller portion of his or her food. There are 2 common reasons for this. First, the chemicals which are involved in hunger goes down. And second, the space which is to be filled becomes smaller, and therefore, it may only require lesser food.

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.

Less invasive than the bariatric surgeries. Gastric bypass is one very common example of a bariatric surgery that involves invasive techniques. Whereas for gastric sleeve, there will be no invasive procedures including cutting and also disconnecting and altering small intestines. And thus, the risks of surgical complications after the procedure will be reduced.

No risk of a dumping syndrome. After the gastric sleeve procedure, the outlet valve or the pyloris will still be remained intact. And thus, patients can ensure there is no dumping syndrome risk. In this situation of having the syndrome, an eaten passes through the stomach parts which are not being affected by the gastric juice, and thus, causes diarrhea, indigestion, pain, and other symptoms.

No inserted foreign devices. Gastric bands are not inserted inside the body, and so, there is nothing that may possibly slip and erode which can cause infection. With the use of laparoscopy process, the surgery may also be performed to the extremely obese people. And if the desired weight loss is not achieved, other alternatives are duodenal switch or gastric bypass.

The disadvantages. It is irreversible. This involves the formation of new small pouch because of removing a large stomach part. With this, the stomach starts on becoming food sensitive, specifically when the foods taken is not chewed properly. To eat more thoughtfully and slowly is what patients often do when they vomit and feel discomfort.

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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