The sleeve gastrectomy operation converts the stomach into a long tube with a capacity of around 120 ml (or whereabouts). Obviously, you cannot exceed the newly reduced capacity, and your meals are going to be small, though much bigger than after a gastric bypass. To make matters better (and more interesting) you do not feel [...]
We have some patients who, a few months after bariatric surgery, want to maximise the weight loss following the procedure, and want to start off with exercise. This article will attempt to answer some of the most common questions we have faced. When can I start working out after my gastric bypass? The answer depends [...]
Sleeve gastrectomy was initially thought to be a restrictive operation in which the stomach capacity was reduced massively. In this procedure, the bladder-shaped stomach is trimmed with the use of endoscopic staplers to remove the bulk of the organ along its left border, leaving only the right border and some change. In tech- speak, the [...]