Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is the most common bariatric surgery performed these days for weight loss. The operation usually takes ~45minutes.
This video was from a case I performed which took ~30minutes and was edited down to ~4minutes.
This procedure is now called a laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) because the staple line runs vertically from the pylorus. Weight loss is approximately 60-70% of excess body weight. The procedure can be done with a variety of energy devices but in this video the harmonic scalpel was utilized.
Safer than gastric bypass or lap band surgery
Sepehr Lalezari, MD
Bariatric and General Surgeon
Los Angeles, CA
www.lalezarisurgical.com
Instagram: @drlalezari @lalezarisurgical
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