The Sleeve Gastrectomy Bergen County New Jersy Might Be Your Best Option

By Barbara Reynolds


If you want to lose a large amount of weight through surgery, you may be looking into the sleeve gastrectomy. This is usually only performed on patients who are severely obese or have obesity-related conditions that could be dangerous. If you think you qualify for sleeve gastrectomy Bergen County New Jersy treatment, you should consider the basic facts regarding it.

Sleeve gastrectomy is a procedure that has been in use for many years and is quite popular. The May Clinic alone performs 500 gastric bypass surgeries in a typical year. The majority of their patients who have this procedure maintain their weight loss for the long term.

During a gastrectomy, your doctor will make several incisions. They only need to be large enough to allow a tiny camera to fit through, so they are usually rather small, especially when compared to the typical surgical incision. Once the camera is inside your body, your surgeon can easily see what he or she is doing during the procedure, which should lead to accurate, safe results. At that point, much of your stomach will be removed. The nerves will not be modified, nor will the remainder of your gastrointestinal tract. In this way, this procedure is as noninvasive as possible, especially compared to some other surgeries.

Excessive body weight including obesity and morbid obesity is combined effect of three major factors, namely genes, eating habits and physical activity. You should focus on the last two factors over which you have control. Managing these with serious and persistent efforts should be your first action before considering any obesity surgery options. Your family doctor is, of course, the most suited person to advise you on the remedial course suitable for you.

Sleeve gastrectomy is a much more radical technique as it involves surgically removing a large part of the stomach - usually around 85% - leaving it in a shape resembling a tube or 'sleeve'. Part of the success of this procedure may be due to the removal of the part of the stomach that produces hunger-stimulating hormones. While it can be successful on its own it is sometimes used in combination with gastric bypass surgery.

People on a strict diet are only allowed to eat certain foods in specific intervals. Failure to comply with a particular diet design can either totally jeopardize the diet's effectiveness or delay the results. Exercise on the other hand requires time and of course, lots of energy. It must be done with consistency and dedication. Now combine the two aforementioned weight loss methods and it'll be nothing less than torture.

First and foremost benefit is that you have quickly lost weight and look better. Consequently, you have a higher self-esteem and feel emotionally better. The surgery helps in controlling some the related conditions including Diabetes, High blood pressure, Sleep apnoea, Osteoarthritis, Respiratory problems, High cholesterol etc

Gastric Bypass- Through four different mechanisms including Restriction, Malabsorption, Dumping Syndrome, and Hormonal Changes, weight loss after a gastric bypass is achieved. Restriction is the term used for the size reduction of the stomach pouch. Through such process, a person feels satisfied after eating even just a small serving of food, hence the tendency to overeat is eliminated.




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