Gastric Sleeve Surgery:
A Safe and Effective Weight Loss Procedure

The gastric sleeve procedure is a restrictive bariatric surgery that significantly reduces the size of your stomach and your appetite to encourage weight loss. It is an uncomplicated procedure with a shorter recovery time than others. This procedure physically restricts the amount of food you can eat by reducing the size of your stomach. It is a restrictive surgery that also limits the production of ghrelin, which contributes to a reduction in appetite. This allows patients to feel satisfied with less food, and thus encourages portion control.

How is it done?

This bariatric procedure is called gastric sleeve surgery because, during the intervention, the stomach is given the shape of a small tube or sleeve. To achieve this, the surgeon inserts a laparoscopic camera through the belly to monitor the operation. Then the surgeon inserts a lean and long stapler through other incisions in the abdomen to staple the stomach vertically. This process divides the stomach into two parts: the bigger part, roughly 80%, which will be completely removed from the body, and the smaller part which will remain, in a much smaller shape, resembling a sleeve. This type of intervention is considered a restrictive procedure because what it achieves is that it restricts the size of the stomach, preventing it from obtaining big portions of food. This procedure does not interfere with the absorption of nutrients, though, because it does not involve any alteration to the digestive process, as it leaves the intestines intact.

Candidates for Gastric Sleeve Surgery

A sleeve gastrectomy is a surgical procedure meant for patients with a body mass index (BMI) over 40. Patients with a BMI between 35 and 40 can also be candidates for this procedure if they suffer serious weight-related health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, hypertension, high cholesterol, hearth disease, or fatty liver disease. Patients who have been repeatedly unsuccessful in losing weight, in the last three years, through more conservative methods such as diet or exercise are also eligible for this surgery. This procedure may also be recommended to patients with a BMI over 60 as the first part of a two-part procedure, which would be followed by a duodenal switch.

Weight Loss Surgery in Tijuana Mexico

As part of LIMARP International Center of Excellence for Obesity’s wider scope of services, Dr. Liza María Pompa González offers gastric sleeve surgery in Tijuana, Mexico.

Dr. Liza María Pompa González and her team in Tijuana, Mexico, have performed almost countless gastric sleeve surgeries, which, in the context of their integrative bariatric program, can offer long-term results to patients with obesity who want to achieve a healthy weight, a healthier lifestyle, and a greater wellbeing.