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Gastric sleeve
Basically we take your stomach from the size of a football and cut in down to the size of a banana. And throw the excess stomach away. The sleeve has an expected weight loss of about 60-70% of your excess weight at about 12-18 months.
Dr. Scott Welle reviewed this
18 year experience in Bariatrics
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How does a gastric sleeve slip
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Can the gastric sleeve really work?
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A 38-year old asked:
How much can u eat with gastric sleeve?
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A 44-year old asked:
What can you eat after having the gastric sleeve?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I had a gastric sleeve 4 weeks aga when can I exercise?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: gastric sleeve?
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A 38-year old asked:
Thinking of gastric sleeve? How do I decide if it is the right choice?
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A 27-year old female asked about a 35-year old male:
Can a gastric sleeve person eat chocolate or sweets daily but with small quantity?
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A 42-year old female asked:
How dangerous is it to have gastric sleeve done & gadtric band removed at same tome?
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A 50-year old female asked:
I've had a gastric sleeve done about a year and 4 months ago i've put the weight back on. What do I do?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Still vegetables are hard to eat after 10 months of gastric sleeve. when will Eating vegetables not hurt?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I have lost 10stone in weight with a gastric sleeve I am worried about putting it all back on I am 20 months out . Thanks ?
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A 41-year old asked:
How effective is a gastric sleeve in losing weight?
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A 45-year old asked:
Please answer me. Is a gastric sleeve a good idea? What are your opinions?
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A 26-year old female asked:
After how much time leakage can happen after gastric sleeve and what are the symptoms?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you have excess skin after losing 100 lbs after gastric sleeve? How to best treat this?
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A 57-year old female asked:
After 5 months of gastric sleeve still huge change in the taste & smell senses. when will it return normal? will they return normal?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I have recently begun using therapeutic grade essential oils in capsules. Can someone that has had a gastric sleeve take them in a capsule as well?
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A 36-year old female asked:
What are the effects of a gastric sleeve 5, 10, 20 years post-op? Will the sleeve still be intact, working order? How much can/will it stretch? Regain?
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A 40-year old female asked:
What is the quickest most effective way to loose weight. I had the gastric sleeve back in 2010 but I have about 50 to 60 lbs to loose I lost about 100 but need to loose more?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can u get gastric sleeve with acid reflux?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can I have gastric sleeve and get pregnant?
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A 32-year old asked:
Which is better gastric sleeve or lap band?
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A 34-year old asked:
What can I expect after my gastric sleeve surgery?
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A 43-year old asked:
Gastric sleeve surgery, how much weight will i lose?
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A 43-year old asked:
Gastric sleeve resection surgery, what does this involve?
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A 40-year old asked:
What are the problems after gastric sleeve surgery, help!?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is it possible to have a gastric sleeve leak and not know it?
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A 49-year old asked:
What are the pros and cons of a lap band and a gastric sleeve?
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A member asked:
Does your hair still grow after you have had a gastric sleeve?
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