Sleeve Gastroplasty (Endoscopic Obesity Treatment)

With endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, which is the process of reducing the stomach without incision by entering through the mouth, the desired appearance is achieved by losing weight, and the diseases caused by obesity are prevented.

What is endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty?

It is the process of reducing the stomach endoscopically, that is, by entering through the mouth, without incision.

To whom can it be performed?

It can be performed in patients with a body mass index above 35 or in patients with an additional disease such as diabetes and hypertension with a body mass index above 30, and in patients with obesity who cannot lose weight with diet and lifestyle changes. Before the procedure, the patient is evaluated by a council consisting of psychiatry, endocrinology, internal medicine and dietician.

What are the advantages of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty?

• It is a non-surgical and incisionless method.
• Requires 1 day hospitalization or same day discharge.
• Since there is no incision, the risk of complications is very low, and the recovery period is short.
• Patients can start a healthy diet 1 day after the procedure.
• A few days after the procedure, patients can return to their normal life.
• Post-procedure pain and soreness is minimal. There may be a very rare risk of bleeding.

How is the procedure done?

It is entered through the mouth and the stomach is reduced with special endoscopic sutures. Tube stomach is made, but the piece is not removed by cutting, the stomach is reduced with stitches. The stomach is sutured with a special suture apparatus attached to the tip of a special endoscopic device. Thanks to these stitches, a part of the stomach is reduced. After endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, a healthy weight loss process is started. At the end of the first year, an average of 17-20% weight loss occurs.