Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery Package | Grand Clinic Istanbul, Turkey

Gastric sleeve (stomach reduction surgery), also known as gastric sleeve, is a surgical intervention that actively fights obesity. During the operation, the person’s stomach is reduced to a smaller size than its volume and removed using laparoscopic surgery. Since the appearance of the person’s remaining stomach is reminiscent of a tube, this surgery is also known as sleeve gastrectomy. Gastric sleeve surgery is applied to people who have health problems due to obesity and who cannot get positive results despite trying other methods, such as diet and exercise, to lose weight. Approximately 80% of the stomach is removed during surgery. Reducing the stomach volume allows it to be filled with less food and drink, allowing the person to control their eating. Stomach reduction surgery is applied to overweight people who have different health problems due to their weight. Thanks to this surgical method in metabolic surgery, many people today have achieved effective results in getting rid of their excess weight, making their living conditions more comfortable. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia. Before the surgery, all necessary medical records of the person are taken, and the specialist physician meticulously examines all the required tests. Laparoscopy devices, or robotic arms, are used in the surgical procedure. After the patient is put to sleep, the part of the stomach planned to be removed is removed with the help of cameras by entering through small incisions made on the abdomen. After the removal of the fundus region of the stomach, the remaining part of the stomach resembles a tube shape. This is the reason why the surgical procedure is known as sleeve gastrectomy. Since the fundus region is removed, the ghrelin hormone secreted from this region is automatically deactivated. Since this hormone, which gives the person the feeling of hunger and causes the urge to eat, will no longer be secreted, the person’s hormonal weight loss is supported. Although it varies from person to person, surgical intervention generally takes 1 hour. After the procedure, patients are monitored in the hospital environment for control purposes.