Some
people do not want to follow diets and exercising for weight loss due
to their lack of time and they are also afraid about taking medicines
for this purpose due to the side-effects involved. So, they look for
other options. Here comes Bariatric surgery for enabling people to
lose their excess pounds. Different methods are followed by Bariatric
surgeons and one among the different methods is the gastric sleeve
plication. Let us get into details regarding this particular
procedure for enabling people to reduce their excess pounds without
the requirement of dieting:
This
surgical procedure is an advancement
of the traditional gastric sleeve.
It is a less invasive technique and no devices like gastric bands are
inserted onto the stomach of patients. As no such equipments are
added, frequent visits to the surgeon during the post-surgical period
can be avoided. In addition, the weight loss benefits can be enjoyed
by patients more immediately and dramatically as compared to gastric
band.
How
does gastric plication work?
Under this technique, the size of the stomach is reduced with the
help of non-absorbable surgical sutures. There will not be any
removal of tissue from the stomach and so tools for cutting the
portion of the stomach is not involved. As no wounds will be present
patient can recover at a faster pace as compared to other weight loss
surgical methods. The size of the stomach is reduced by placing the
stitches. This procedure is carried on under laproscopic method and
the stomach is folded as if it looks like a sleeve and then it is
stitched. On the other hand, in another method called sleeve
gastroentonomy, parts of the stomach is removed for achieving the
shape of the sleeve. As the size of the stomach is reduced with the
help of stitches under the gastric sleeve plication method, the
patients will feel fuller quicker when they consume their food.
Benefits
of gastric plication surgery:
The weight loss benefit acquired from this technique is said to be
equivalent to the most popular category of surgery for weight loss
being gastric bypass. This is considered the safest method and there
will not be any post-operative complications. This method of surgery
is less costly as compared to many other weight loss surgeries. In
addition, as there will not be any removal of stomach tissues and
only stitches are used, it is completely reversible. Recovery time
will be quicker as compared to other surgical procedures for weight
loss.
So,
gastric plication surgery can be a great alternative for people, who
do not wish to go for dieting for sheeding their excess pounds.
