Latest Trend: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty

Sleeve Gastrectomy

Medical review by Vehibe Isik, MD

Latest Trend: Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty

The trend treatment of recent years is tube stomach, which can now be done by entering orally, without making incisions on your belly. General Surgery Specialist Dr. Vehibe Isik gives the details of the subject:
Vehibe Isik, MD
“Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is one of the newest minimally invasive weight loss methods.

With a special suturing device mounted on the endoscopy device, the stomach is inserted through the mouth and the non-absorbable sutures are placed in the stomach, thus reducing the gastric volume by 70% as in sleeve gastrectomy surgery.

Due to the shrinking stomach volume, the satiety level is reached with less food. The procedure also affects the delayed emptying of the stomach.

It can be applied to anyone who has a body mass index above 30 and cannot lose weight with diet and sports.

Those Who Have Had Sleeve Gastroplasty Before Can Also Have It Done

sleeve gastrectomyPeople who have previously had laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery and have gained weight can also benefit from this procedure.

The procedure does not have risks such as bleeding, leakage and embolism seen in surgery.

You can return to your home and daily life 2-3 hours after the procedure performed under anesthesia. You experience pain and nausea for a few days. These are reduced with drugs.

Liquid Diet For The First Two Weeks

liquid dietYou should do a liquid diet for the first 2 weeks and a soft food diet for the next 2 weeks. After that, you have to follow the dietary recommendations given to you and do sports.

In the studies, weight loss at the end of 5 years was found to be similar to the surgical sleeve gastrectomy procedure. The amount of weight you will lose depends on your compliance as in all procedures.

None of them is a magic wand, including surgical methods, and no method can provide lifelong weight gain.

This procedure is not suitable for people with bleeding disorders, stomach ulcers and large hiatal hernias.


Written on 01/02/2023

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Last Update: 27/09/2023

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