Dr. Ashish Vashistha is the Best Bariatric Surgeon in Delhi, a Senior Robotic laparoscopic Surgeon, Director & HOD Department of Surgery and Robotics Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket Delhi. Share information on SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY.
DR ASHISH VASHISTHA, BEST BARIATRIC SURGEON IN DELHI Says:-
SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY – A BARIATRIC SURGERY PROCEDURE THAT IS EFFECTIVE PROCEDURE FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND CORRECTION OF WEIGHT-RELATED DISEASES -
Question Asked – I am a 49-year-old female with 2 children in the age group of 24-27 years. From the age of 42 years, I started gaining weight and at present, I am 117 kg with high cholesterol and prediabetes. I met my physician and he has advised me of Gastric sleeve surgery, a bariatric surgery procedure.
I met Dr. Ashish Vashistha at Max Hospital Saket Delhi.
Answered- Dr Ashish Vashistha, BEST BARIATRIC SURGEON IN DELHI senior of Laparoscopic/robotic Bariatric Surgery explains about Gastric sleeve surgery. Sleeve gastrectomy is a bariatric surgery procedure. It removes a large part of the stomach to make it into the shape of a banana converting the stomach into to narrow sleeve. This limits the amount of food you can eat and thus starts losing weight. After sleeve gastrectomy, levels of Ghrelin hormone also start going down. This is a hunger hormone and thus after this procedure appetite decreases.
If you undergo a Sleeve gastrectomy, you will lose about 60 percent of excess weight.
Dr Ashish Vashistha, BEST BARIATRIC SURGEON IN DELHI added – Some advantages of Gastric Sleeve over other Bariatric surgery procedures-
- Restricted portion size
- Less risk of malabsorption
- Reduced hunger
- Dependable procedure
- No dumping syndrome
- Improvement in weight-related diseases
Dr Ashish Vashistha, BEST BARIATRIC SURGEON IN DELHI added – Sleeve gastrectomy is the most common procedure being done worldwide for weight loss and correction of weight-related disease. Some of the medical conditions which can be corrected are-
- Insulin restrained and type 2 diabetes
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Knee pain
- PCOD
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Dr Ashish Vashistha, BEST BARIATRIC SURGEON IN DELHI advises –
Calculator BMI and with your medical reports meet a bariatric surgeon and get yourself evaluated. Sleeve Gastrectomy is of great help for sustained weight loss and correction of weight-related medical conditions.