Many people have asked, "What kind of surgery are you having?" I am having the Gastric Sleeve. This is a relatively new procedure that has had positive results with many patients. I am choosing this procedure because it is not as invasive as the Gastric Bypass (the stomach is made into a pouch and the intestines are reworked/reattached) and it doesn't involve a foreign object permamently placed in my body (Gastric Lap Band Procedure) which gets tighten over time.
The added benefits are that I will eventually be able to eat regular foods again but in obviously smaller quatities. Also, the part of the stomach that excretes the hormone ghrelin, which is responsible for cravings and feeling hungry, is removed in the section of the stomach that is cut off from the sleeve (please see illustration).
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