Gastric sleeve plication surgery facts

Restrictive technique has become a popular technique in the last few years. It is being widely used by surgeons in weight loss surgeries. The latest example of it’s usage is the greater curvature plication surgery. This surgery is a bariatric surgery for weight-loss and is a minimally invasive method for weight-loss.

Greater curvature plication is popularly called as gastric sleeve plication. This surgery is also performed laparoscopically and works almost like the gastric sleeve surgery. It doesn’t involve any kind of cutting or stapling. Also, there is no bypassing of intestines.

During this surgery, a laparoscope and other small instruments are placed inside the abdomen by making small incisions. A calibration tube is also passed orally through the stomach. After this, the stomach is folded into itself to form a small capacity pouch. The folding is done using non-dissolvable sutures. The folding is mostly done along outer edge of the abdomen. The reduction in the capacity of the abdomen is variable. It may vary from 60% to 85% of the original size. The advantage of this reduced capacity is that the patient gets full sooner and they tend to eat less. This in turn helps in the weight-loss.

Unlike gastric bypass and lap band, this procedure is a relatively new procedure and not much research has been done on this. So, not much is known about it’s side-effects. However, it’s benefits are many. The biggest benefit is that this surgery is reversible. The fold that has been placed on the stomach can be removed any time by removing the sutures. Also, this surgery doesn’t affect the digestive system in any way. It remains intact after the surgery. Also, the patient can easily recover from this surgery as only small incisions are made and they get healed easily and quickly. Also, the patient can keep on eating whatever he likes. Not many restrictions are placed on the variety of foods to be consumed.