Minimally Invasive Sleeve Gastrectomy

Sleeve Gastrectomy

On this page, you’ll learn more about our gastric bypass surgery in Reem Hospital Abu Dhabi, what it is, and how it works. You’ll also learn more about potential gastric bypass complications and the benefits of this type of procedure for weight loss. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, commonly called gastric bypass, is a popular weight loss surgery called the gold standard of bariatric surgery. The gastric bypass has been performed for many years and is the oldest weight loss operation.

Patient Journey

At Reem Hospital Abu Dhabi, we have used our expertise in obesity and obesity treatments to create a detailed, comprehensive program to ensure your long-term health, weight loss success, and safety pre- and post-surgery.

What is a Gastric Sleeve?

During gastric sleeve surgery, small incisions are made in the upper abdomen. The majority of the left part of the stomach is removed to make the stomach smaller, which provides a number of benefits. The remaining part of the stomach is a narrow tube. This tube is called a sleeve.

After your surgical procedure, your digestive system will not change. The intestines and stomach will still operate the same way, but significantly less food will make your stomach feel full and leave you satisfied when you’re eating.

Advantages of Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Gastric sleeve surgery is a simpler procedure to perform than gastric bypass, resulting in lower complications and faster recovery times. With the sleeve, approximately 70-80 percent of your stomach is stapled off and removed, leaving a much smaller stomach behind. Because we are not changing the gastrointestinal tract, it decreases the chances of complications like vitamin deficiencies that occur with gastric bypass surgery. Patients can lose weight similar to gastric bypass surgery, over a significantly shorter time.

One reason our Long Island gastric sleeve surgery results are so positive is that we take out a section of your stomach that produces a hormone called Ghrelin. Ghrelin is known as the hunger hormone. It stimulates feelings of hunger, so when we remove this portion of the stomach, our patients find their hunger levels drop, and it is easier to eat less. Additionally, we are removing about 70 – 80% of your stomach so the stomach is able to hold a smaller volume of food. For this reason, patients tend to eat less and feel full more quickly.

Additional Benefits

Another benefit of this surgery is that your stomach will continue functioning normally. As a result, you can still eat most of your favorite foods with no worries about suffering from dumping syndrome, which is characterized by abdominal discomfort and other related symptoms. You also do not have to worry about foreign bodies implanted in you, as with lap band surgery.

The Reem Hospital Abu Dhabi is proud to be among the first and only surgeons in the area that now offer virtually scarless single incision sleeve gastrectomy, or gastric sleeve surgery, performed entirely through the umbilicus. This results in improved cosmesis and quicker recovery when you choose sleeve gastrectomy. Ask your surgeon if you qualify for the new virtually scarless SILS sleeve gastrectomy.

Positive Results

One reason our Reem Hospital Abu Dhabi gastric sleeve results are so positive is when we do the operation, we take out a section of your stomach that produces a hormone called Ghrelin. Ghrelin is known as the hunger hormone. It stimulates feelings of hunger, so when we remove this portion of the stomach, our patients find their hunger levels drop, and it is easier to eat less. Additionally, we are removing about 70 – 80% of your stomach, so the stomach is able to hold a smaller volume of food. For this reason, patients tend to eat less and feel full more quickly.

Another reason patients like the sleeve surgery is that the stomach will continue to function normally. Because of this, you can still eat most of your favorite foods with no worry about suffering from a side-effect called dumping syndrome, which sometimes happens after gastric bypass surgery.

Sleeve Gastrectomy

Sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical weight-loss procedure in which the stomach is reduced to about 25% of its original size, by surgical removal of a large portion of the stomach along the greater curvature. The result is a sleeve or tube like structure. The procedure permanently reduces the size of the stomach and is irreversible.

Disadvantages Of Gastric Sleeve Surgery

While the sleeve gastrectomy is generally very well tolerated, it has a slightly higher complication rate than the adjustable gastric banding procedure, due to the risk of leaks from the staple lines.

The gastric sleeve procedure is also irreversible. Any form of gastric surgery carries risks; we are happy to go over these with you and you may ask any questions you might have so that you can feel confident about your weight loss procedure decision.

We do these operations because when the patients are chosen carefully—and the surgeons are as experienced as the ones at Reem Hospital Abu Dhabi the benefits outweigh the risks.

Next Step

We are happy to go over the risks and benefits of the sleeve procedure with you, so you can ask any questions you have and ultimately feel confident about your weight loss procedure decision. If you're looking for gastric sleeve gastrectomy near you, it's good for you to know that most insurances will cover the gastric sleeve. Our insurance experts will verify your benefits for you free of charge. If you do not have insurance coverage, we can explain financing options for you.

Thanks to the combination of our expertise, cutting-edge technology, and unparalleled skills, we have achieved successful gastric sleeve results time and time again, and we can deliver these same results to you. Gastric sleeve gastrectomy is just one of many options you have for bariatric surgical procedures.