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  • GASTRIC SLEEVE SURGERY


    Gastric sleeve surgery (vertical sleeve gastrectomy) is a weight loss surgery which removes about 80% of the stomach. As a result of this, patients:

    Are less hungry
    Feel satisfied soon after eating
    Close to 75% of their excess weight are loss
    There is an improvement or total cure of patients obesity-related health problems

    HOW THE GASTRIC SLEEVE WORKS

    The procedure of Gastric Sleeve reduces the size of the stomach by 80%
    Because of smaller stomach, patient feels full sooner while eating
    The patient is less hungry because the smaller stomach secretes fewer hormones that cause hunger
    WEIGHT LOSS DURING GASTRIC SLEEVE
    Nearly 70% of excess weight is loss within a year
    Weight loss occurs quickly after stomach surgery:

    At the third Month, approximately 33% of excess weight has disappeared
    At the sixth Month: About half of the excess weight has disappeared
    At exactly twelfth Month, Up to 70% of unwanted …

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