Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG)

A Safe and Effective Weight-Loss Surgery

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, also known as LSG or Sleeve Surgery, is one of the most popular and successful weight-loss surgeries performed today. It helps people lose weight in a safe and long-lasting way when diets, exercise, or medicines have not worked.

What Happens in Sleeve Gastrectomy?

  • The surgery is done laparoscopically, which means through very small cuts on the stomach.
  • The surgeon removes about 70–80% of the stomach, leaving behind a thin, tube-shaped “sleeve.”
  • Your digestive system stays normal — food still passes through the stomach and intestines in the usual path.

How Does It Help in Weight Loss?

Sleeve surgery helps you lose weight in two ways:
  1. You feel full with a very small amount of food because the stomach becomes smaller.
  2. The surgery reduces the “hunger hormone” called Ghrelin, so you feel less hungry.
This helps you eat less naturally, without feeling deprived.

Benefits of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

  • Significant and steady weight loss
  • Improvement or complete cure of conditions like diabetes, high BP, cholesterol, sleep apnea, joint pain, fatty liver
  • Keyhole surgery ⇒ less pain, smaller scars, quicker recovery
  • Helps improve energy levels, mobility, and confidence
  • Long-term results when combined with a healthy lifestyle

How Long is the Recovery?

  • Hospital stay: 2-3 days
  • Return to normal routine: within 7–10 days
  • Full recovery: about 3–4 weeks