What does a gastric sleeve do?

Gastric sleeve — also known as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy — helps patients lose weight by removing approximately 80 percent of their stomach using minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Is gastric sleeve safe?

Gastric sleeve surgery is considered a relatively safe procedure. However, like all major surgeries, there can be risks and complications. Some complications can occur after almost any surgery.

What are the side effects of the gastric sleeve?

Gastric sleeve complications can include excessive bleeding, infection, negative reaction to anesthesia, blood clots, breathing problems, and leaks from the edge of the stomach where it was cut. There are long term risks of gastric sleeve surgery as well.

How much weight can you lose with sleeve gastrectomy?

On average, patients who follow the Sleeve Clinic’s surgical aftercare program can expect to lose approximately 55-75\% of their excess weight.

Is gastric sleeve painful?

Whether you have gastric bypass, gastric sleeve or Lap Band surgery, there will be pain and it can be significant. It would be nice if we could say gastric bypass surgery produces an 8 out of 10 on the pain scale. Gastric sleeve surgery produces 7 out of 10 on the pain scale and Lap Band surgery is a 5 out of 10.

What foods can you not eat after gastric sleeve?

Foods to Avoid After Bariatric Surgery

• Red meat that’s tough or dry.
• Greasy, high fat foods.
• Heavily seasoned or spicy foods.
• Sugar alcohols, such as erythritol, glycerol, mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol.
• Foods reheated in the microwave.

Why is my poop black after gastric sleeve?

An uncommon but seen complication of some types of bariatric surgery is gastric and duodenal ulcers. These ulcers can bleed, but the blood is usually digested, causing the stool to be black. Bright red blood in stool generally means it is from the colon. There are several kinds of bariatric surgery.

How much do you have to weigh to get a gastric sleeve?

To be eligible for bariatric surgery, you must be between 16 and 70 years of age (with some exceptions) and morbidly obese (weighing at least 100 pounds over your ideal body weight and having a BMI of 40).

What is the difference between a gastric bypass and a sleeve?

The main difference between gastric sleeve and gastric bypass lifestyle wise is that gastric sleeve patients have to take less supplements than gastric bypass ones. During the first 6 months after gastric bypass about 60 percent of excess weight is lost.

What are the dangers of a gastric sleeve?

Leakage from staple lines

What is life like after gastric sleeve?

Life after weight loss surgery includes (depending on your chosen procedure): Full recovery in 1 to 6 weeks. Excess weight loss between 25\% and 90+\%. Many obesity-related health problems cured or improved. Significant diet and exercise changes. Good and bad changes in how friends, family, and strangers treat you.

What are the long term effects of gastric sleeve?

Gastric Sleeve Statistics, Long-term Complications, Risks. Recent studies report that the four most common complications following gastric sleeve are GERD, stenosis, leaks, and bleeding.