Surgery For Weight Loss

Surgery for weight loss in Turkey is good. Gastric sleeve surgery is a laparoscopic feature that removes approximately 70-80% of the stomach (it varies from person to person) and the remaining part looks like a tube or “sheath”. In addition to this medical definition, sleeve gastrectomy surgery is a very effective weight loss procedure in general and creates hormonal changes in the body that reduce hunger. Even if this disturbance or change in hormones differs from body to body, it takes about a year, and then the small tube of the stomach begins to limit how much food the body takes in – warning you about how much to eat.

How is Tube Stomach Surgery Perform?

Obesity has become the second most common preventable epidemic disease in the world, after smoking.
Gastric sleeve surgery is perform with the laparoscopic (close) method and under general anesthesia. Gastric sleeve surgery is the most frequently applies obesity surgery method, especially in the last period. It is the process of turning the stomach into a tube up to the esophagus with the help of special tools, starting from the pylorus, which is the end point of the stomach, about 3-6 cm. After the procedure, which takes about 45 minutes, approximately 75-80% stomach removal is done. The basic principle of sleeve gastrectomy surgery is to lose weight with 3 mechanisms.

1. A feeling of satiety occurs with a small amount of food intake due to the shrinkage of the stomach volume.
   2. Since the reservoir part in the stomach is remove, the passage of food to the small intestine is accelerate and the satiety hormone call GLP is release from the small intestine early, so that the person gets a feeling of fullness earlier.

Who Is Tube Stomach Surgery Perform?

Gaining weight for different reasons; unable to lose weight despite exercising and eating healthy; Gastric sleeve surgery is of vital importance to patients who have difficulties in the weight loss process and therefore have serious health problems, which we call obesity. In order for sleeve gastrectomy surgery to be perform, people must have try to lose weight beforehand. This surgery should not be applies for excesses that can be given with a strict diet and exercise program.

People with obesity disease for sleeve gastrectomy surgery; Body mass index values ​​of 40 and above; Or; Body mass index values are between 30-39.9; Conditions are sought for the presence of health-threatening conditions such as sleep apnea, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. The age limit for sleeve gastrectomy surgery cannot be determine exactly. It is generally recommend for obesity patients between the ages of 17-65. In special cases, the age limit can be extend to the range of 13 to 70 years. We should be aware of the importance of the quality of the surgeons who are experts in sleeve gastrectomy surgery and the seriousness of the health status of the people who are test and found positive.

Weight loss of patients after sleeve gastrectomy;

1. A feeling of early satiety occurs with a small amount of food due to the shrinkage of the stomach volume.
2. The feeling of hunger is suppress as a result of removing the stomach part (fundus) where Ghrelin, known as the appetite hormone, is secret.

How is the weight loss process?

During this time, patients are generally well motivate and follow the recommendations as they lose weight very easily. However, despite all the warnings, some patients refuse to do sports because they see that they have already lost weight while they should be doing sports. For this reason, it is strongly recommend to follow the nutrition and sports recommendations in tube stomach surgery in terms of adaptation to the future and continuation of weight loss.After a few months, your weight loss may slow down, this is normal. This condition may continue to decrease for up to 1 year after surgery.

In sleeve gastrectomy surgeries, the rate of weight loss decreases further after the first year, and 18-24. After a month, weight loss stops completely. In fact, weight gain can be seen in 3-10% of patients who do not pay attention, even if they do not reach their old weight. For this reason, patients should have adapted to their new lifestyles until they reach this period. In its simplest form, it should have become a habit to stay away from carbohydrates, to eat little and often, to consume plenty of water and to do sports.

What are the Advantages of Tube Stomach Surgery?

The most important part of sleeve gastrectomy surgery is that it does not cause any change in the natural functioning of the digestive system. Since it removes the part that secretes the hormone Ghrelin, which creates and triggers the feeling of hunger, hunger felt for a long time and you do not want to eat. Gastric sleeve surgery can be called a simpler and easier operation compared to other surgical operations. The duration of the operation is shorter than the other operations  Compared to other procedures, vitamin and mineral deficiency is much rarer. Weight loss in the first stage is thought to continue for about 1-1.5 years after sleeve gastrectomy surgery. There is another easy option for patients who gain weight after sleeve gastrectomy surgery. If they want, they can have the chance to switch to another surgery.

About pregnancy in women after stomach reduction surgeries

If you are planning a pregnancy, delay it for at least 18 months after your surgery. This is the time when body weight is reduce, the diet has not yet been form, and pregnancy will be a huge burden for the body.

After this period, pregnancy is generally safer than before surgery and this applies to both mother and baby. You should learn from your doctor what kind of surgery you had and if there were any problems in your body after the operation, such as re-operation, blood clots or blood transfusions.

It is common for women who have had bariatric surgery to gain more weight during pregnancy. Sometimes weight loss can be reduce during pregnancy. In such cases, nutritional review and blood tests done to ensure access to essential nutrients and vitamins.