Gastric Sleeve – Sleeve Gastrectomy – VSG
Reach a healthy weight. Reduce hunger, cravings, and improve portion control. Improve obesity-related chronic conditions: blood pressure, Type II Diabetes, sleep apnea. Reduce high cholesterol, the risk of developing cancer. Improve fertility. Avoid dumping syndrome. See results fast, with weight loss occurring over 18 months. Live your healthiest life.
The Sleeve Procedure in South Florida Weight Loss Clinic
Choosing to undergo weight loss surgery is not an overnight decision. Most of our patients have spent years trying to lose weight or have been unsuccessful in sustaining weight loss.
Moreover, it’s not uncommon for our patients to struggle with obesity-related chronic illnesses and the high cost of medication. Obesity is a complex metabolic illness, and the complications of obesity go beyond physical problems. Many of our patients have experienced weight bias and stigmas at school, at the workplace, in their relationships, in their healthcare services, and in the media. Our Hollywood, Florida, Weight Loss Clinic near Miami specializes in medical solutions for weight loss. With over 20 years of combined experience, we work with patients from Hollywood, Miami, Palm Beach, and all over South Florida with the goal of helping them achieve meaningful weight loss.
The sleeve gastrectomy, also known as the vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), is the most common weight-loss surgical procedure in the United States. Approximately 80% of the stomach is removed laparoscopically, through 5 incisions, leaving the stomach the shape, and size, of a banana (a sleeve). This helps patients feel fuller faster, and, in turn, gives them better portion control. Moreover, the surgery affects the production of Ghrelin – the hunger hormone – so hunger and cravings often are reduced.
Because this obesity surgery is minimally invasive, the operating and recovery time is relatively short. The sleeve also decreases the chance of complications (like vitamin deficiencies), as the digestive system is not affected. The stomach is, simply, smaller. The intestines are not re-routed, and no adjustments are needed.
As with all medical weight loss procedures, long-term success depends on lifestyle and diet changes.
Achieve meaningful weight loss
Reduce risk of obesity-related conditions like stroke, heart disease, high blood pressure.
Reduce hunger, cravings, and improve portion control.
Develop healthy, sustainable lifestyle and eating habits.
Improve fertility.
Avoid dumping syndrome.
Live your healthiest life.
Expert Bariatric Surgeons & Florida Weight Loss Clinic
We have worked with thousands of patients since 2010, with one goal: improve their health status through bariatric procedures, surgeries, and medical weight management.
We are an accomplished team of medical professionals in New York and South Florida where surgical excellence, cutting-edge technology, and individualized weight loss treatments are defining qualities of our weight loss clinics. Our goal is to provide our patients with guidance to choose the right procedure for them, giving them the tools they need to achieve meaningful, sustainable weight loss.
We look forward to working with you.
Are you a candidate for the sleeve procedure?
- Do you have a history of weight-cycling?
- Have your attempts to lose weight (or sustain weight loss) been unsuccessful?
- Do you have a BMI of 40 or higher? (This is considered morbid obesity).
- Do you have a BMI of 35.5 – 39 as well as a comorbidity like type II diabetes, high blood pressure, severe sleep apnea etc.?
Here’s what you can expect with the gastric sleeve procedure.
Before the procedure
- Are you a candidate? Find out if this procedure is the right one for you.
- Meet with your team of South Florida weight loss professionals – your weight loss surgeon, bariatric registered dietitian nutritionist, psychologist, anesthesiologist and care staff.
- Prepare your body for surgery with exercise, diet, and supplement protocols. (Specifically, your two-week pre-op diet).
- Stop tobacco use.
- Plan ahead. Arrange for help at home. Pre-prepare post-op meals.
The day of the procedure
- Be prepared to fill out some paperwork. Our staff will help resolve any questions you might have.
- You’ll usually be scheduled for an early morning surgery. Do not eat after midnight the night before surgery.
- Surgery will last between one and two hours. This is a very straight-forward procedure with a low rate of complications.
- You will wake up in a recovery room where you will be monitored closely.
- You might need to spend one or two nights in the hospital, depending on your recovery. Your health is our priority.
After the procedure
- Follow your exercise, diet, and supplement protocol, as was established with your bariatric registered dietitian nutritionist and South Florida weight loss doctor.
- Schedule your first post-op appointment (usually a week to 10 days after the procedure), and a series of follow-up appointments to monitor your weight loss and wellness.
- Keep all follow-up appointments.
- The rapid weight loss you experience may cause you to have other symptoms in the first several months: body aches and tiredness (flu-like symptoms), moodiness, dry skin, hair thinning, and hair loss. This is normal.
- Most candidates return to work within two weeks of their procedure.
- Over the course of two years, you might lose 60% or more of your excess weight.
- Reduce your risk of obesity-related chronic disease and improve your quality of life.
Achieve meaningful weight loss. Book an appointment today.
Increase chances of weight loss surgery success:
- Make lifestyle changes to promote and sustain your weight loss – diet, regular physical activity, exercise, and supplement protocols are all part of these changes.
- Follow your post-op diet and supplement protocol strictly to help with the healing process.
- Connect with a bariatric surgery support group in your area or online. There are many benefits to joining a support group:
- Stay motivated.
- Reinforce your lifestyle goals.
- Overcome feeling isolated and alone.
- Get support for the emotional and physical changes you’re going through from those going through the same.
- Share successes and setbacks in a supportive environment.
- Continue to work with a registered dietitian nutritionist to keep you on track to establishing healthy eating behaviors and lifestyle habits.
- Find ways to incorporate movement into your every-day life.
Find out if your procedure is covered by insurance. Call us for an appointment today!
Meet the Team
How it Works
Are you a candidate?
Make an appointment and meet with your weight loss doctor. Find out if you are a candidate for bariatric surgery or medical weight loss treatments.
Choose the best option
Whether you’re having bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, Lap-Band®, the sleeve, the gastric balloon) or medical weight management, our team is here to prepare you, including psychological counseling, nutrition coaching, and supplement protocol.
Begin your treatment
Expert bariatric surgeons and weight loss doctors provide you with the best care. Excellence in individualized patient care.
Receive ongoing support
Get the tools you need to live a life of wellness and health. Sustain weight loss with meaningful lifestyle changes with support from our team. We are committed to your health.
Before & After
The positive impact of our bariatric procedures and medical weight management program can be seen here. Here are just a few of the thousands of people we’ve worked with over the years who have reached their weight goals, living their healthiest lives.
Find out if your procedure is covered by insurance. Call us for an appointment today!
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We are proud members of ASMSB. Being a member of the ASMSB provides our board-certified medical staff and surgeons with access to the best resources, information, and support to advance the science of metabolic and bariatric surgery. Members of ASMBS are committed to continually improving the quality and safety of care and treatment of people with obesity, recognized as authorities and resources on metabolic and bariatric surgery.
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