Gastric sleeve abroad

Apart from lower costs, Gastric sleeve surgery abroad provides many other benefits like not waiting line for the surgery. When going abroad for gastric sleeve surgery or any other kind of medical treatment you normally had your telephonic session with your surgeon abroad and you have shared the report your surgeon required before calling you for the treatment. Thus all the arrangements for your treatment are made before you fly from your home country. You need not to worry about accommodation, commuting to hospital as your medical tourism company had already made prior arrangement for your pleasurable medical trip.

In this post I will share with you some advantages and disadvantages of gastric sleeve surgery abroad. I hope this write up will clear your doubts regarding gastric sleeve weight loss surgery. Still if you have any query please feel free to post your comments and I'll respond:

Gastric sleeve surgery is relatively new form of weight loss surgery and it was first performed in England in 2002. The procedure is considered to be safe and effective.

Advantages & Benefits of Gastric Sleeve Surgery
1. Positive weight loss results with 30 to 60% reduction in excess weight loss withing first year of surgery.

2. Less invasive as compared to gastric bypass surgery

3. No altering or cutting of the intestines in the procedure.

4. No dumping syndrome associated with the procedure

5. Patient doesn't need to take too much nutritional supplements as in the case of gastri bypass.

6. Few patients may not like placing a foreign device in the body so gastric sleeve surgeryis the best option for tem. Unlike Lap band weight loss surgery no device is fitted in the body.

7. Highly recommended by surgeon to patients with high BMI and complex medical condition like diabetes etc as this is the low risk surgery

8. Patients need not to follow strict diet plan and most food items can be consumed (In lesser amounts)

9. In case of failure in weight loss or any other condition other weight loss surgeries can always be performed.

Disadvantages of Gastric Sleeve Surgery
1. Irreversible procedure
2. Being a new procedure lesser amount of experienced surgeon are available
3. Gastric sleeve surgery is not covered by insurance agencies