No Dieting Is Required For Weight Loss

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.