So what is VSG surgery anyway???

It is NOT Gastric Bypass Surgery where your stomach is divided up into a pouch the size of a walnut which will hold 1 oz of food/liquid and then your intestines are attached to a small hole in your pouch.

With VSG surgery nothing is "bypassed".

This is what VSG Surgery is:

You have a proper functioning stomach (just as it was intended) however, a portion of your stomach is removed and then it looks happy like this:

Okay, so it's not really "happy" but it's a great visual of what the "sleeve" looks like. It's not a device or an actual "sleeve".  Here's the technical jargon:

Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy  

Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is surgery to help with weight loss. The surgeon removes a large portion of your stomach.The new, smaller stomach is about the size of a banana. It limits the amount of food you can eat by making you feel full after eating small amounts of food.

Description of procedure:

You will receive general anesthesia  before this surgery. This will make you sleep and keep you pain-free.

The surgery is usually done using a tiny camera that is placed in your belly. This type of surgery is called laparoscopy. The camera is called a laparoscope. It allows your surgeon to see inside your belly.

In this surgery:

• Your surgeon will make 2 to 5 small cuts in your abdomen.
• The surgeon will pass the laparoscope and the instruments needed to perform the surgery through these openings.
• The camera is connected to a video monitor in the operating room. Your surgeon will look at the monitor to see inside your belly.
• Your surgeon will insert thin surgical instruments through the other openings.

Your surgeon will remove most of your stomach.

• The remaining portions of your stomach are joined together using surgical staples. This creates a long vertical tube or banana-shaped stomach.
• The surgery does not involve cutting or changing the sphincter muscles that allow food to enter or leave the stomach
• The surgery may take only 60 to 90 minutes if your surgeon has done many of these procedures.

I love that it says "if your surgeon has done many of these procedures"  Trust me, I've researched my surgeon to death and he's done plenty! I don't think I could go with an "if" surgeon!

I hope that gives you a little more information on the process.
Please feel free to ask any questions or leave any comments