Life Smile facilitates the affordable low cost, minimally invasive access Vertical sleeve Gastrectomy surgery procedure at top hospital facilities in India. The Vertical sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) procedure overseas for uninsured, self insured and underinsured individuals helps the morbidly obese patients in a surgery cost savings of up to 70% to 80%. The operation cost of Vertical sleeve Gastrectomy surgery procedure abroad in India is USD 9180.

SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

Gastrectomy for weight reduction, Parietal Gastrectomy, Gastric Reduction for weight loss, Logitudinal Gastrectomy for overweight management and Vertical Gastroplasty.

An individual is an ideal candidate for Vertical sleeve Gastrectomy if one is morbidly obese and have obesity related health problems that significantly interfere with employment, physical mobility or family function, if a person's Body Mass Index (BMI) is above 35 and he / she suffers from diabetes, or any other serious obesity-related co morbidity condition such as heart disease, severe sleep apnea, respiratory insufficiency, and heart burn- reflux disease etc. if obese woman / men have a mind-set to make long term, positive lifestyle and behavioral changes to the diet and exercise routine to manage body weight and are also committed to life long medical follow up, then that male / female is a good candidate for Vertical sleeve Gastrectomy VSG procedure. The pre-surgery preparations include individual or group counseling therapy and screening, a low-energy liquid diet for 3 - 4 weeks prior to the surgery to minimize surgical risks.

The Vertical sleeve gastrectomy generates weight loss solely through gastric restriction (reduced stomach volume). The stomach is restricted by stapling and dividing it vertically and removing more than 85% of it. This part of the procedure is not reversible. The stomach that remains is shaped like a very slim banana and measures from 1-5 ounces (30-150cc), the lack of an intestinal bypass avoids potentially costly, long term complications such as marginal ulcers, vitamin deficiencies and intestinal obstructions. A two-stage procedure is performed: the first is a sleeve gastrectomy, and the second is a conversion into a gastric bypass or duodenal switch. Patients usually lose a large quantity of their excess weight after the first sleeve gastrectomy procedure alone, but if weight loss ceases the second step of Gastric bypass or Duodenal switch is performed.

Vertical sleeve Gastrectomy surgery procedure is performed by a Bariatric surgeon as a laparoscopic procedure - through key hole route using 5 small skin incisions under general Anesthesia. The expected hospital inpatient stay after Laparoscopic VSG procedure is for 4 days. Post-operative recovery and recuperation time in India required would be a stay of 5 – 7 days after the Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery procedure. Dietary advice recommended by an obesity dietician has to be followed after the surgery and before returning back to the normal diet. Very light physical activities can be resumed within 8 days and the bariatric patients can usually return back to work within 21 days.

Advantages and Benefits of vertical sleeve Gastrectomy surgery: The benefits of the VSG reduces stomach capacity but tends to allow the stomach to function normally so most food items can be consumed, although in small amounts, the procedure eliminates the portion of the stomach that produces the hormones that stimulates hunger. Dumping syndrome is avoided or minimized because the pylorus is preserved and minimizes the chance of an ulcer occurring. By avoiding the intestinal bypass, almost eliminates the chance of intestinal obstruction (blockage), marginal ulcers, anemia, osteoporosis, protein deficiency and vitamin deficiency. Very effective as a first stage procedure for high BMI patients with BMI of 85 or more and a promising procedure as a single stage procedure for low BMI (35 – 40) patients too. Procedure can be done laparoscopically in patients weighing over 500 pounds, thereby providing all the advantages of minimally invasive surgery: fewer wound and lung problems, less pain, and faster recovery.

Expected Weight Loss: Weight loss commonly reaches 81% - 86% of a person's excess body weight in 80% of the patients.

Complications, medical risks and side effects of Lap vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery the disadvantages include leakage and dilation of the sleeve (which allows for more food intake). Potential for inadequate weight loss or weight regain due to not having an intestinal bypass. Higher BMI patients will most likely need to have a second stage procedure later to help lose the rest of the weight which may ultimately be safer and more effective than one operation for high BMI patients, soft calories can be absorbed and may slow weight loss, the procedure involves stomach stapling and therefore leaks and other complications related to stapling may occur. Because the stomach is removed, it is not reversible.

LIFE SMILE HEALTH VALUE:

For foreign patient's convenience, care and comfort Life Smile India as medical holiday travel Management Company has overseas medical travel assistance offices to provide discounted health travel abroad information, India medical tourism assistance, and health tourism India guidance and to provide offshore medical trip help to international patients for their safe health care medical tour travel to India. Our trained health care associates and India health travel managers and health care tour consultants would be pleased to assist and guide you at the Life Smile global patient care centers in the following countries by receiving, processing and forwarding your health care query, providing information on top rated, accredited specialty private hospitals in India, private clinics in India, medical research and health care institute facilities in India, assist in search to find and provide information on specialist Indian medical professional consultants- board certified doctors, board certified surgeons, board certified dentists – dental surgeons and board certified physicians abroad in India, arranging online ask a doctor- free web consults and telephone consultations with best qualified doctor and experienced therapists, assisting on India visit formalities- VISA and providing info on medical surgery treatment fee discounts and the Indian affordable medical health travel tour package cost savings.

Life Smile India as low priced medical health tourism agency operator and facilitation services provider has offshore health care trips assistance centers for medical health care tourism services to India providing information on Indian low-cost medical surgery treatment in the following countries- North and South America- USA, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Costa Rica, Germany, Hungary, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, South Africa, UAE, Singapore, Israel, Poland, France, Colombia, Hong Kong, China, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Austria, Bolivia, Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, Macedonia, Czech republic, Egypt, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Sri Lanka, Tunisia and Italy.

Life Smile has included some of these overseas patient testimonials and patient stories on medical surgery treatment in Indian hospitals and clinics, in the portal website; you are welcome to read a few foreign patients feedback story online- testimonials of visiting patients from abroad.

Life Smile through established relationships with finest board certified medical professionals- board certified surgeon, board certified doctor, physician and JCI – JCAHO accredited, government registered and approved private medical Healthcare facilities in India, serving to cost sensitive overseas patients care in helping international patients receive world-class medical surgery treatments at considerably lower costs and in almost no waiting periods. Life Smile, India takes care to provide the best of concierge services for the patients traveling abroad for their medical surgery treatments to ensure world-class facilitation services for a safe and comfortable medical tour vacations travel to India. Life Smile provides world-class low price facilitation services for the visiting overseas patients from abroad for their cheaper surgery treatment trip at the top rated private specialty hospital and clinical facilities in the following Indian cities- New Delhi, Mumbai- Bombay, Chennai- Madras, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Thiruvanthapuram- Trivandrum, Cochin, Kochi- Kerala, Vellore, Pune, Kolkata- Calcutta, Mohali- Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Noida, Thane, Panaji- Goa, Rishikesh, Dharamshala, Jaipur and Dehradun.

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