endoscopic gastric sleeve

[claire f galvin 0]

hi all i am currently looking at my options for a gastric sleeve, on one site in the UK a new procedure is for endoscopic non surgical gastric sleeve, it promises less invasion, not cuts scars and a 3 day healing time, this seems too good to be true so i thought i would see if i could find someone who has had this done?.

this a new procedure which looks to staple the stomach from the inside, so i dont know if the effects are the same as noram sleeve op, IE hunger hormone release etc .

any information greatly received

claire

[Christinamo7 4,042]

the cuts and scars on the outside are not much of an issue with the sleeve, so I am not sure how I would rate the benefits. You still have healing on the inside and such.

I hope someone comes along that can offer more perspective and insight. Let us know how your path goes along, Claire. wishing you all the best.

[KristenLe 5,979]

@@claire f galvin I read a little about it and it's still very new. Usually recommended for people with BMI between 30-35. Seeing that it is so new - very few insurances (if any) cover it.

[MissMac 163]

Never heard of that procedure. I wouldn't go to a surgeon who hasn't done at least 100 of them. I don't want to be the guinea pig.

The sleeve incisions aren't so bad. I had four in various positions near my belly button. Three were very small, and the fourth was not much larger, but is where they pulled out the excess stomach out to discard. That one was sore four a couple of weeks, but I did not need any pain meds.

At 2 1/2 years out, I have to look hard to find the three smaller scars, and I know where they are. The largest now is no bigger than a mosquito bite and just slightly pink. personally, I would rather have the external surgery than to have someone shoving tools down my throat.

[claire f galvin 0]

my main worry is im a real coward when it comes to pain, and healing and it seems a short recovery time as opposed to 3 -8 weeks of soreness and liquid diets etc etc

seems like a quick fix and i like it! but need a little more info, i dont mind being a guinea pig, i have NHS care if the worse case scenario i would be seen, and i work in spain so also covered for emergencies etc.

my BMI is 35 so i fall in to the category for this rather than gastric.

anyway im hoping to have the op done early July one way or another i will try and keep updated especially if i have the endoscopic choice