Understanding The Lap-Band And Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

By Arthur Young


Today, there are a number of weight loss surgery considered safe enough to help reverse obesity. The most popular of these is the procedure involving the reduction of the stomach size. The size and volume of the stomach is reduced into a small pouch or "sleeve" shaped like a banana. This is achieved without interfering with any openings in the digestive tract. The procedure is commonly discussed as Lap-Band and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

The procedure is gaining in popularity and acceptance among the morbidly obese and bariatric population over the past few years, thanks to the breakthrough of laparoscopic surgical techniques that have made this bariatric procedure simple, safe and quicker weight loss option.

Laparoscopy is the minimally surgical procedure that utilizes a thin, flexible, lighted tube called a laparoscope to examine the organs in the abdominal cavity. It involves a telescope-like instrument that is inserted right into the abdomen. This is done through a small incision through the abdominal wall.

The procedure is considered minimally invasive, usually resulting in smaller scars, lesser pain, a shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery. In the surgery, a bariatric expert will remove approximately 85% of the stomach, along with most of hunger-stimulating hormones, Ghrelin. Using a stapling device, a thin vertical sleeve of stomach is created and the remaining large portion of the stomach is removed.

The surgery helps you control hunger as most of hunger-stimulating hormones are removed from the digestive system. You lose 30 to 60% bulge of your pendulous tummy within the first 12 months of operation. No medical device is implanted inside of your abdomen. You can eat most of the food items, albeit in little quantity.

The main advantage associated with the procedure is the high success rate. In a short time of two years, most of patients lose up to 60-80% of excess body weight. Another advantage is that there is no permanently restrictive device or foreign objects like the band which have to be implanted in the body. The objects have been known to slip, erode and even cause an infection. Infections.

This procedure doesn't require regular check-ups and adjustments like the gastric band. With gastric sleeve, there is no malabsorption of nutrients therefore you are not required to take minimal vitamin and mineral supplementation after the surgery. This make it less costly and more effective, partly contributing to its popularity. It does not require extreme adjustment to the lifestyle, and is therefore an easy and more successful procedure.

Combined restrictive/malabsorptive procedures: In recent years, the use of procedures combining restrictive and malabsorptive approaches has increased. The procedures in this category work by restricting the stomach size and physically removing parts of your digestive tract, making it harder for your body to absorb calories. The procedure that combine both restrictive and malabsorptive techniques include Gastric bypass that is generally more malabsorption but also works through restriction, the Mini-gastric bypass that works through restriction and Duodenal switch that is mostly malabsorption.




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