Sleeve Gastrectomy
What is a sleeve gastrectomy?
A sleeve gastrectomy is a restrictive surgical weight loss procedure that
limits the amount of food you can eat and helps you feel full sooner. In this
procedure, a thin, vertical sleeve of stomach is created and the rest of the
stomach is removed. The sleeve is about the size of a banana. Learn
how a sleeve gastrectomy procedure works.
Sleeve gastrectomy can lead to significant weight loss and improved health
Sleeve gastrectomy patients have been shown to experience significant weight
loss and improvements in their health. Patients have been shown to lose an
average of 55%13 of their excess weight. Learn
about all the benefits of sleeve gastrectomy.
Table 1: Health Improvements After Sleeve Gastrectomy
A clinical study on sleeve gastrectomy showed the following health benefits.
|
Health Problem (Comorbidity)
|
Result After Sleeve Gastrectomy
|
|
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Resolved
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Improved
|
|
Type 2 Diabetes
|
56%36
|
37%36
|
|
High Blood Pressure
|
49%36
|
29%36
|
|
High Cholesterol
|
43%36
|
38%36
|
|
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
|
60%36
|
33%36
|
Only the REALIZE™ Solution† for sleeve gastrectomy includes the
REALIZE mySUCCESS® Program
Experts agree that bariatric surgery patients require help to learn healthy
new habits and to stay in touch with their bariatric team. That's why we
created REALIZE mySUCCESS®, a Web-based clinical support tool designed
to help you maintain a healthier weight. In fact, it has been shown that
REALIZE Band patients who frequently use REALIZE mySUCCESS® lose
significantly more weight.*
REALIZE mySUCCESS® was developed in conjunction with surgeons,
dietitians, and behavior modification specialists to guide you through two
essential stages for success following surgery. Stage 1 helps you build
healthy habits over the first 18 months. Stage 2 keeps you motivated, on
track, and connected with your bariatric practice over the next 18 months and
beyond.
Learn more about the
power of REALIZE mySUCCESS®.
Begin changing your habits and improving your health before surgery. Sign
up now.
Learn more about sleeve gastrectomy at an information seminar
If you're considering sleeve gastrectomy surgery, we encourage you to attend a free
weight loss surgery information seminar hosted by a bariatric clinic that
offers the REALIZE Solution for sleeve gastrectomy. You'll learn about
surgical options, you'll meet bariatric team members who will support you
before and long after your surgery, and you may also hear from patients who
have had weight loss surgery. There's no pressure to make a commitment—and no
better way to get surgical weight loss information. Of course, family and
friends are welcome, too.
Use our seminar finder
to locate a seminar in your area, and register to ensure that you have a seat
because seminars often fill up.
Want to talk it over? We're ready to help. Call us at 1-866-300-1818 if you
have questions or concerns or want help finding a seminar near you.
*Patients who frequently use REALIZE mySUCCESS® lose significantly
more weight. Based on 12 months of patient-reported data from REALIZE Band
patients using REALIZE mySUCCESS®. Frequent users were in the top third
of patients based on frequency of entering a weight into
REALIZE mySUCCESS®. Source: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, data on file.
†The REALIZE Solution combines REALIZE mySUCCESS® with the use of
select surgical instruments.
