Minimally invasive sleeve gastrectomy surgery is a very effective procedure to help obese patients lose weight. The operation involves the removal of part or all of the stomach, which results in a patient eating less and losing weight. Sometimes referred to as a gastric sleeve, a sleeve gastrectomy can help those who qualify lose more than 20% of their total body weight in approximately a year.

A minimally invasive gastric sleeve procedure can have significant advantages over traditional open surgery, including:

• Shorter hospital stay
• Faster recovery
• Less blood loss
• Able to eat and return to normal bowel function more quickly
• Patients are less likely to need a feeding tube afterward

Minimally invasive sleeve gastrectomy is typically used to treat obesity. By making the stomach smaller, it will fill up more quickly and may allow you to eat less. Gastrectomy may also be used to treat stomach problems that aren’t helped by other treatments.

Surgeons perform minimally invasive surgery in a variety of ways, including robotic and laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic surgery employs advanced technology that gives the surgeon the same internal view but without the need for large incisions.

By employing a tiny video camera (called a laparoscope), the surgeon can observe, guide, and successfully perform an array of surgical procedures.

Minimally invasive sleeve gastrectomy surgery involves smaller incisions. It employs the latest state-of-the-art technology to achieve (equal or superior) outcomes to what was only possible in the past through more traditional, open methods.

The benefits of minimally invasive sleeve gastrectomy surgery include:

• Less pain after surgery
• Smaller scars and enhanced cosmetic results
• Lower infection rates
• Decreased blood loss
• Shorter hospital stay
• Faster recovery time