Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Sleeve gastrectomy is a weight loss surgery performed to reduce the stomach size and restrict the amount of food intake. It is indicated for obese people with a BMI of 60 or more. The procedure involves creating a sleeve-shaped stomach that is about the size of a banana and larger than the stomach pouch created by Roux-en-Y bypass. Sleeve gastrectomy is most commonly performed as the first procedure in a two-part treatment, with the second part of the treatment being gastric bypass.

Overview of Sleeve Gastrectomy

  • Latest surgical treatment for carefully selected patients
  • No implantation of a foreign/medical device
  • About 70% to 80% of the stomach will be removed during the procedure
  • Loss of about 85% of excess body weight is reported
  • Procedure is irreversible, but it can be converted to a Gastric bypass
  • You may require long term vitamin and mineral supplementation
  • Associated with low perioperative risks, even in high-risk patients
  • No long term (beyond seven years) outcome data available/reported
Practice Locations Direction to our Locations

Suite 2 Strathfield Private Hospital
3 Everton Rd
Strathfield 2135

East Sydney Private Hospital
75 Crown Street
Woolloomooloo
NSW, 2011

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
50 Missenden Rd
Camperdown
NSW 2050

Concord Hospital
Hospital Rd
Concord
NSW 2139