What is the difference between a gastric sleeve and a bikini sleeve?
What is the difference between a gastric sleeve and a bikini sleeve?
Gastric sleeve surgery is performed using minimally invasive laparoscopic technique under general anesthesia. The main difference between Gastric Sleeve and Gastric Bikini Line Sleeve surgeries is the position of incisions.
How does a bikini sleeve work?
The Bikini Sleeve Gastrectomy is done by a small opening in the navel area through which the camera is inserted and the stomach is removed. And two more surgical openings, no more than 1 cm long, through which the laparoscopic tools are inserted.
What does a gastric sleeve do?
A sleeve gastrectomy is where a large part of the stomach is removed so it’s much smaller than it was before. This means you cannot eat as much as you could before surgery and you’ll feel full sooner.