Bariatric surgery – what you need to know
You’ve probably tried many diets and gotten advice from others about the best way to lose weight. Many medications, popular diets, exercise routines, gym memberships and age-old advice to “eat less, exercise more” offered hope. But nothing solved the problem.
If you’ve struggled with weight loss, one solution has a reliable rate of success and has been scientifically proven: gastric sleeve surgery.
Gastric sleeve surgery, or gastric bypass surgery, is an effective tool to help you move beyond your current struggle with your weight. When coupled with proper discipline and attention to diet and exercise, bariatric procedures such as these can be life-changing.
Gastric sleeve surgery — lose weight and keep it off
This latest bariatric surgery procedure, sometimes called sleeve gastrectomy, has become the most common medical weight-loss surgical procedure because of its effectiveness and safety. This laparoscopic procedure is minimally invasive because it is performed through small incisions in the abdomen to remove roughly 2/3 of the stomach.
- Reduces stomach size — limits the amount of food you can consume at a time
- Decreases key hunger hormone — delivers a powerful reduction in appetite
- Helps manage type 2 diabetes — can improve blood sugar levels, often decreasing or eliminating the need for diabetes medications and insulin
- Delivers measurable results — patients lose an average of 60 percent excess weight
