Dr. Robert Richard walks you through a gastric sleeve surgery he performed. The gastric sleeve procedure, also called the vertical sleeve gastrectomy, inhibits the amount of food you can eat by removing about two-thirds of the stomach. Unlike the gastric bypass, no other aspect of the digestive system is affected, so your body will not inhibit your food choices, only the amount you consume. That means, for optimum weight loss with this approach, you’ll need a higher level of commitment.
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