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A gastric surgery is the reduction of the size of the stomach with the aim that less food is consumed and morbid overweight (obesity) is combated.
A gastric surgery is the reduction of the size of the stomach with the aim that less food is consumed and morbid overweight (obesity) is combated. There are various methods of surgically reducing the size of the stomach, which are usually only covered by health insurance companies under certain conditions. In America, however, a rethink can be observed. Severe obesity is increasingly being recognized as a chronic disease and is therefore being adopted more and more frequently. There are currently around 2500 to 3000 operations per year that use various techniques to reduce the size of the stomach.
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Since a gastric surgery is an invasive procedure that can also result in many complications, there are some requirements that must be met for the operation.
In the case of a gastric surgery, there should be no addictive disorders (such as drugs, tablets or alcohol), as this could lead to a shift in addiction. Because food addiction is no longer possible due to the smaller stomach, some patients switch to other addictive substances. People suffering from depression cannot have surgery either.
The patient must be motivated to complete the treatment, as an operation to reduce the size of the stomach alone is not enough. After that there are strong restrictions in everyday life, in particular the regulations for the following diet. The patient must be informed about all risks.
The desired weight reduction can be achieved through various methods. Some involve reducing the size of the stomach itself (restrictive techniques) and others bypassing the stomach in the digestive tract (bypass techniques).
With the restrictive methods, the stomach is reduced in size using a so-called gastric band or similar methods. That’s why you feel full even after eating very small amounts of food and you automatically eat less. Digestion is less affected with these methods because all parts of the stomach are still present. However, it can still happen that you don’t maintain your reduced weight so easily if you don’t eat disciplined. Liquid or mushy food can easily pass through the reduced stomach and is fully digested, i.e. all calories are absorbed. This would be especially dangerous with ice cream, pudding, and sodas of all kinds.
With the bypass methods, the stomach is bypassed directly, i.e. the esophagus is separated from the stomach and sewn directly back onto the duodenum. With this method, the food is digested to a lesser extent and thus fewer calories are absorbed, so the various bypasses belong to the malabsorptive (little or bad food intake) methods.
A gastric surgery is a major surgical procedure that cannot be reversed. A distinction is made between gastric bypass and gastric bypass surgery.
In a gastric bypass resection, most of the stomach is removed, leaving only a small gastric bypass. This procedure is technically less demanding than a gastric bypass and the pure operation time is about one hour. In addition, there is the preparation time and aftercare after the operation.
In a gastric bypass, the food is bypassed in the small intestine via a short circuit in the stomach. Depending on how complicated the operation is, the duration of the procedure is between two and five hours.
After a gastric bypass, patients have to stay in the hospital for five to seven days. During this time, the patient recovers from the operation and slowly gets used to his reduced stomach and the associated change in diet.
All gastric reduction procedures are invasive procedures that, like any other operation, involve numerous risks. Bleeding, bruising and infection can occur. Pain and sensory disturbances in the surgical area (due to the severing of fine nerves in the skin) can also occur.
Since these are very overweight patients, who often also suffer from comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure, surgical interventions are generally more risky than in healthy patients and require special attention. Even after the operation, complications such as wound healing disorders are more common in such patients. In addition, overweight patients have an increased risk of thrombosis or embolism.
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How Much Weight Loss is Realistic With a Stomach Reduction Surgery?
Most people who have been operated on stay in the hospital for about 5 to 8 days for rehabilitation after the operation. The aftercare begins now, i.e. the diet begins immediately. It must also be checked whether the body accepts the operation well.
In a stomach reduction surgery, the stomach is drastically reduced, which means that only small amounts of food can be absorbed. As a result, the patients are full faster and eat a lot less than before the operation. As a result, patients quickly lose weight. How much weight loss occurs after a stomach reduction surgery depends on the individual patient, their metabolism and their initial weight. However, a reduction in excess weight by around two-thirds in the first two years after the operation is quite realistic. Most patients lose about 16% of their body weight in a year. This refers to the fatty tissue, so only excess is broken down. In the years that follow, there is a further reduction in weight.
In some cases even more is lost than the 16% mentioned above. Many patients who had been operated on reported a weight loss of 40–60 kg in the first year. Many patients weighing more than 200 kg even reported a weight loss of 90 kg in the first year after the operation. This is especially true if you follow a strict diet and exercise plan.
Stomach Reduction Without Surgery
A stomach reduction without a classic operation is only possible by inserting a gastric balloon. The gastric balloon is inserted endoscopically into the stomach via the esophagus. The procedure takes place under sedation on an outpatient basis. After inserting the balloon, it is filled with 500 to 700 ml of saline solution so that the stomach is already largely filled by the balloon. As a result, patients achieve saturation more quickly when eating and the stomach is more or less “reduced”. The balloon is usually removed after 6 months.
However, the procedure has some complications that should be considered. Many patients feel nauseous after the gastric balloon is inserted. Abdominal pain can also persist for several days.
