Gastric Sleeve

How is Gastric Sleeve Surgery in Turkey Assisted by IXALMED Performed?
When thinking about having your Gastric Sleeve Surgery in Turkey assisted by IXALMED, you might have some questions regarding how the surgery is performed and future scars.
The operation is performed under general anesthesia with a closed surgery technique called the laparoscopic method. Large incisions as in open surgeries are not in question in this surgery. In laparoscopic surgery, a few holes of approximately 0.5 centimeters are opened and the camera and other treatment tools are sent to the abdomen through these holes.
The surgeon, who performs sleeve gastrectomy, performs the treatment while watching the operation area on the screen. Laparoscopic surgery is more comfortable and safe than open surgery.

To Who is Perfomed the Gastric Sleeve Surgery in Turkey Assisted by IXALMED?
Gastric reduction surgery can be applied to people between the ages of 18-65. In addition, the person’s BMI should be 35 and above.
In order to be able to operate on people under the age of 18, the degree of obesity and the causes of the disease should be evaluated. As a result of these evaluations, surgery can be performed with the doctor’s decision and parental approval. On the other hand, people over the age of 65 are evaluated according to the health status of the person and the necessity of the surgery (problems experienced due to weight).
Nutrition After the Gastric Sleeve Surgery in Turkey Assisted by IXALMED?
After having the Gastric Sleeve surgery in Turkey, perfomed by our associated Bariatric Specialist Team, you will be in in touch with your assiged nutritionist. Your assigned dietitian will provide you with a nutrition list to be applied which is prepared individually. During the first 2 months, a gradual transition from liquid food to solid food is achieved. Immediately after the operation, the patient begins to be fed with liquid foods.
At the first stage, supplements such as vitamins and proteins provided in your package should be used. The diet should be rearranged by the dietitian when the patient switches to normal eating habits. It is especially important to consume low-calorie and sugar-free beverages. It is not recommended to consume liquids with meals after the surgery.
Remember you have taken a great step for your health. Be patient with the process and don’t compare to anyone else’s process. Each one’s body react differently, let your body live its process of adaptation and any question you have, you can contact your assigned dietitian to help you.

Risks of Gastric Sleeve Surgery in Turkey Assisted by IXALMED
The risks of sleeve gastrectomy surgery can be listed as follows:
Stapler Line & Leakage Formation: In order to minimize these risks, both air and liquid leak tests are applied. As a result of these tests, it is useful to understand whether there is any leakage in the stomach. With these tests, the risks of leakage formation are minimized. If any leakage is observed in these tests performed during the operation, the stomach is repaired with various techniques. In addition, the use of quality materials in the surgery considerably reduces the risk of leakage.
Stomach Injury Risks: In the process after sleeve gastrectomy, there may be stomach injuries that can occur in the stapler line, although rare. These injuries do not pose a problem since the stomach has a very thick structure. However, if there is an injury in the inner layers of the stomach, if it is not noticed, leaks may occur in the stomach.
Operation Vision: Liver examinations should be done in detail. Fatty and large livers in surgical stomach operations pose a great problem for surgery. One of the most common risks in this type of operation is the limitation of vision due to the large size of the liver. In order to eliminate these risks, the patient should be given a preop diet, which is an intensive diet program for the liver, for two weeks before the operation. The preop diet greatly reduces the risk of vision impairment.
Spleen Injury: The stomach tissue is in close relationship with the spleen. Injury to the spleen may occur with a very low probability as the stomach leaves the spleen. Minor injuries can take immediate control, while larger injuries can result in removal of the spleen.
Bleeding Risks: There is a risk of bleeding in every surgery. However, every bleeding must be controlled during the operation in order to avoid bleeding problems after the operation. However, post-operative bleeding can occur, albeit very rarely. Such bleeding can usually stop spontaneously with the measures taken, or rarely secondary surgeries may be required.
Anesthesia Risks: Surgical operations are a very rare type of risk. It refers to the allergic conditions that occur against the components in the anaesthesia.
Cardiovascular Risk: These are the risks arising from situations such as hiding the patient’s health history, inadequacy of the examinations, and failure to examine the results carefully. Generally, such risks occur in the post-operative period.
Liver Injuries: In general, patients with a very large body mass index may have excessive fat in the liver and abdomen. Having an excessively large liver increases the risk of injury during surgery. However, unnoticed injuries can lead to serious problems in the postoperative period. For this reason, it should be ensured that the bleeding control is done well before the operation is terminated. While ongoing bleeding may cause excessive blood loss, it may also cause various infections in the body in the future.