Gastric reduction surgery works well! Can reduce 70% of excess weight

Gastric reduction surgery is also known as sleeve gastrectomy. The principle is to reshape the original bag-shaped stomach into a tube-like shape like the intestine, so as to reduce food intake and achieve the effect of weight loss. In the first year after surgery, 70% of excess weight can be lost, which is similar to gastric bypass surgery, but without the complications of gastric bypass surgery.

Introduction to weight loss surgery. (Form provided by Shuanghe Hospital)

The effect of gastric reduction surgery is between gastric bypass and gastric banding surgery, and its safety is also between the two, so it is a relatively conservative surgery. Compared with gastric bypass, gastric reduction surgery does not involve intestinal reconstruction, so there will be no long-term sequelae such as anemia and osteoporosis caused by vitamin deficiency.

In addition, Asians have a higher incidence of gastric cancer. After undergoing gastric reduction surgery, they can still undergo regular gastroscopy to examine the stomach. Compared with gastric banding surgery, both are restrictive surgeries, but gastric reduction surgery does not place any foreign objects in the human body, so there is no need to worry about potential problems that may be caused by objects inside or outside the abdomen.

Bariatric surgery comparison. (Form provided by Shuanghe Hospital)

Studies in the United States have shown that gastric reduction surgery can not only help lose weight, but can also treat type 2 diabetes caused by obesity. Some diabetic patients were cured of diabetes without taking any medication after the surgery.