Sleeve Gastrectomy in Israel

Doctor Hagit Nagar

Surgeon

Gastric banding is currently one of the most gentle yet highly effective methods of obesity treatment. This method is widely practiced in Israeli clinics, allowing thousands of patients with excess weight to lose weight and return to a full, active lifestyle.

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Methods

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Diagnosis

At Top Ihilov clinic, doctors with extensive experience in performing gastric banding work. If you or your loved ones have significant issues with excess weight, contact Top Ihilov: specialists (therapists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists) will examine you, and if indicated, gastric banding will be recommended.

At Top Ihilov, gastric banding is performed laparoscopically (through small incisions/punctures in the skin) under general anesthesia. The procedure usually takes no more than an hour (30-40 minutes). Hospital stay in the postoperative period is almost never required; the patient can leave the medical facility on the same day the surgery was performed.

Advantages of Gastric Banding at Top Ihilov

1. The operation is completely reversible: the integrity of the gastrointestinal tract is not violated, and the band can be removed at any time;
2. The effectiveness of gastric banding is very high: statistically, patients lose 50-75% of excess weight within just one year after the surgery.
3. Gastric banding can be considered a "physiological" method: since no part of the gastrointestinal tract is "turned off" from the digestive process, the body receives all the necessary nutrients and minerals.
4. After gastric banding, most patients eliminate problems caused by excess weight: hypertension, back and joint pain, skin dermatitis, sleep apnea, dyslipidemia, etc.

Gastric banding is performed at Top Ihilov by renowned, experienced surgeons

What is the essence of the gastric banding technique?

Gastric banding is a bariatric surgery in which surgeons reduce the volume of the patient's stomach by placing a band with a variable diameter around it. A cuff (silicone ring) is fixed on the upper part of the stomach, resulting in the organ taking on the shape of an hourglass. Even a small amount of food entering the part of the stomach located above the band stretches the walls of the organ and causes the patient to feel full. Thus, after gastric banding, a person naturally reduces the volume of food consumed and, consequently, loses weight.

An important aspect of gastric banding is the design of the cuff: it has a variable diameter, which can be decreased or increased in the postoperative period without additional surgical interventions.

Indications and contraindications for gastric banding

Gastric banding is indicated for patients whose BMI (body mass index) exceeds 35. This surgery cannot be performed in the following cases:

• Diseases of the pancreas and esophagus;
• Liver cirrhosis;
• Some infectious diseases;
• Some diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems;
• Pregnancy.

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