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What does laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy look like before and after?
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here is a picture: The portion of the stomach on the left is what you would be left with and the part on the right is removed permanently.
Answered 10/23/2013
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See below: The attached picture is worth 400 characters. The large, floppy, stretchable part of the stomach is removed, leaving a narrowed, cylindrical structure. Best description I heard was from Dr. Nowzaradan who said it goes from the size of a football to the size of a banana.
Answered 12/26/2014
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