Stomach reduction surgery is a surgical operation and this surgery is usually applied to people who cannot lose weight with exercise and diet and whose weight limit is in the obesity range. People who have had stomach reduction surgery should follow the nutrition list given by their doctors after stomach reduction surgery. Full recovery after stomach surgery takes place after one year. People who have had stomach surgery should include a healthy diet and sports in their lives after recovery after surgery.
What is Stomach Reduction Surgery?
It is a treatment method that aims to surgically solve the problem of obesity / obesity / excess weight. It is applied to suitable patients in case of certain indications / suitability.
It is an operation performed by removing 70-80% of the stomach with laparoscopic (closed) surgery method.
Why is Stomach Reduction Surgery Performed?
Stomach reduction surgery / sleeve gastrectomy or popularly called sleeve gastrectomy / banana stomach surgery is performed to solve obesity / weight problem more permanently. For those who have not been able to lose weight permanently with diet, drug treatments and other methods for a long time; In addition to weight problems (high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, etc.), it is safely applied in suitable people with obesity-related health problems.
How is Stomach Reduction Surgery Performed?
Stomach reduction surgery is performed after a qualified multidisciplinary team (bariatric surgery specialist, internal medicine / endocrine specialist, radiology specialist, anesthesiologist, psychologist, dietician, coordination assistant ...) evaluates the candidate and comprehensive examinations are performed. After the person who is suitable for surgery is hospitalized, the surgical procedure is performed by a qualified team of specialists in the equipped operating room prepared for obesity surgeries by Laparoscopic (closed) surgery method after the necessary preparations in the general surgery service and the application of the drugs we call premedication.
During the operation, the outer part of the stomach is freed with special tools under the camera view and 70-80% of the stomach is removed and the stomach reduction is performed. The incision and staple line of the reduced stomach is sutured with one more layer of embedded suture to reduce the risks and the procedure is terminated. Stomach control / leakage control is performed 24 hours after surgery.
How Does the Postoperative Process Work?
The patient is walked / mobilized 4 hours after surgery. 24 hours after the control / leakage control, liquid nutrition is started. The patient can be discharged on the 2nd or 3rd day after the necessary trainings and diet program are given to the patient in the hospital.
The patient is in constant contact with our team in the diet program given.
Liquid nutrition for the first 15 days after stomach reduction surgery; The next 15 days are puree and soft food nutrition and after 1 month, it is in the normal calorie-adjusted nutrition period within the diet list. During this period, liquid foods and solid foods should not be taken at the same time, otherwise it creates a feeling of stuck. The interval between liquid and solid feeding should be at least 25-30 minutes.
Another point that should not be forgotten is that doctor follow-ups should never be disrupted and diet and psychological support should be followed. Check-ups and examinations should be performed 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after the surgery. If they are not able to come to the hospital and live far away (abroad), they should be followed up with their family physicians. Only in this way can we achieve the best result.
What are the Methods of Stomach Reduction Surgery?
Stomach reduction surgery is a method called sleeve gastrectomy or sleeve gastrectomy. In Gastric Bypass or Transposition surgeries and other methods, both reduction and malabsorption are also provided by changing the intestinal passage with the Malabsortive method.
Sleeve Gastrectomy
Volume reduction method
Gastric Bypass and Other
Volume-reducing and Malabsorptive method
