Unfortunately, obesity is one of the most common chronic diseases with important medical effects, as well as mental, social health problems, and bariatric surgery is one of the most effective treatments in the obesity cases. There are several bariatric procedures and sleeve gastrectomy is the most popular bariatric surgeries in the modern era. It clearly is a surgical weight loss procedure. The procedure is performed laparoscopically which involves inserting small items through multiple smal incisions in the upper abdomen. About %80 of the stomach is removed and the stomach is reshaped as banana in the surgery or the stomach is removed leaving a narrow gastric tube or sleeve. There will be limiting the size of the patient’s stomach restricts the amount of food the patient able to consume. The procedure additionally prompts hormonal changes that is related with weight loss. These same hormonal changes also help relieve conditions associated with being overweight, such as high blood pressure, heart disease. The procedure may cause a decrease in appetite. It may also reduce the amount of ‘hunger hormone’ which is produced by the stomach. So this condition may contribute to weight loss after the procedure.
It helps the patient to lose excess weight and reduce the patient’s risk of potentially life – threatening weight – related health problems, including; heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obstructive sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes, stroke, cancer, infertility.
Sleeve gastrectomy is done after the patient’s effort to lose weight by improving the diet and exercise habits. If the patient expects a healthy life – long change, the patient needs to follow the instructions from the doctor and dietitian. Communication with the healthcare facility’s team is important after the surgery. Because the patient has challenges because of the new life style. For this reason, it is possible to have difficulties with new nutrition style or exercise. But communication between the surgery candidate and the medical team is really important. It is important for the each stage of the surgery and it is not only until the end of the surgery, but also for healing process. Finally, it is possible to manage the life within healthy habits such as healthy nutrition, exercise, active daily life. It improves the quality of the life physically. Because there will be more mobile new self!
