Overview of Gastric Sleeve Plication

Gastric plication involves stitching one or more giant folds in your abdomen. Stitches are placed within the abdomen to secure the rolled abdomen wall. This reduces the abdomen volume by as much as seventy percent. As a result, the abdomen now holds the amount of food that it is accustomed to. The patient will feel fuller sooner, and this leads to weight loss.

So, how much is the weight loss? Most of the patients lose forty to sixty percent of their excess weight within one year of the stomach plication surgery. Like the alternative procedures like gastric bypass surgery etc. that cause large weight loss, there may be additional enhancements in the other obesity-related conditions. Some could resolve completely after the stomach plication. These may include polygenic diseases, high pressure level, sleep disorder and abnormal steroid alcohol levels.

In general, gastric plication takes one to two hours to perform. Most of the folks stay in the hospital for up to two days after the procedure. The patient may feel ill during the primary few days.

The recovery of the patient begins as soon as the Gastric sleeve plication surgery is over and he starts accommodating to the new way of eating. This starts with a two-week diet that possible can embody water, milk, fruit crush and ice. The subsequent few weeks can involve thicker liquids like soup with some vegetables, and eventually the patient can attempt yogurts and fruits. After this, the patient is ready to eat all foods in restricted amounts. In general, the maximum amount is four spoonfuls of food per meal. Most surgeons suggest that the patient should just take nutritious foods and avoid carbohydrates and fat.
Gastric sleeve plication doesn't attenuate the absorption of nutrients or bypass your intestines. The patient has to still take vitamins or minerals after the surgery because the patient won’t be taking the amount as he used to, and this may end in a shortage of necessary nutrients.  As in the other surgeries like Lap band, the patient should discuss this together with his doctor before his surgery, and develop an observation plan so that he can catch any deficiencies early, do they occur.