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The most common and safe approach to a Gastric Sleeve Surgery is done laparoscopally, which is a type of surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to access the inside of the abdomen (tummy) and pelvis through small incisions
In a laparoscopy surgery there will make about five small cuts in your belly. He or she will do the surgery using a thin, long, telescope with a tiny camera at the end.
The surgeon then uses a laparoscope. This is a small tube that has a light source and a camera, which relays images of the inside of the abdomen or pelvis to a monitor, where the surgeon has an optimal view to perform the surgery. This usually translates into a shorter hospital stay, a faster recovery time, less pain and reduced scarring.
LSG surgery takes about 2 hours. Most people stay in the hospital for about 2 days after surgery.
Weight-loss benefits of LSG
- In the first 2 years after LSG, most people will lose between 40% and 50% of their body weight. If your BMI before surgery is 60 or more, you may lose about 125 pounds.
- Studies also show that if you have obesity-related problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, or high cholesterol, you have about a 75% chance that these conditions will also improve.
Sources
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/laparoscopic-sleeve-gastrectomy-overview
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/bariatric/treatments/gastric-sleeve#:~:text=We%20perform%20the%20sleeve%20gastrectomy,placed%20through%20these%20small%20incisions.