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Procedures for Men


Gastric Sleeve
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

Gastric Sleeve is technically called gastric sleeve resection and is typically used to safely jump-start the surgical weight loss process in people who are too obese or sick to have more invasive weight loss surgeries or are not candidates for gastric banding procedures, such as Lap Band surgery or Realize Band Surgery.

Gastric sleeve surgery lets such people reach a safe weight so they can then undergo the more radical gastric bypass surgery or duodenal switch surgery.

Other names for gastric sleeve resection are sleeve gastrectomy, vertical sleeve gastrectromy, tube gastrectomy and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

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Recovery

You would probably stay in the hospital for one or two days and your recovery may last a few weeks.

The abdomen is often swollen and sore for several days. Your surgeon may prescribe pain medication for the discomfort. Some scarring may occur.

You would need to familiarize yourself with eating solid foods. Normally this starts with two weeks on a liquid-only diet, two weeks of semi-solid, pureed foods and then solids.

As far as weight loss goes, most people who have gastric sleeve surgery lose 30 to 50 percent of their excess body weight over six months to one year.

  

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At a Glance

Length:  

1 to 2 hours


Anesthesia:  

General Anesthesia


In/Out Patient:  

In Patient


Recovery:  

2 weeks or more



Results

Studies have shown that after the gastric sleeve resection procedure people show improvement in diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and sleep apnea within one to two years.

As this is a relatively new procedure, no data is available yet on long-term weight loss or overall health improvements.