Stomach stapling surgery requires a small pouch to be created at the top of the stomach. This is not something that can be done by just any physician. A trained professional surgeon should be the person to perform this procedure. The pouch is made using staples and it will only be large enough for a small portion of food at any time. This pouch will create a feeling of fullness quicker than without it. It is a smaller 'hole' to fill than the original stomach. In essence, the pouch will serve as your stomach.

Though you should remember that a portion of those that underwent a stomach stapling and lost excess weight regained that weight in three to five years of their surgery. This is likely due to falling back on old dietary habits, such as eating high calorie foods, and returning to a sedentary lifestyle. Stomach stapling may not always work and give the patient good results. If a patient doesn't continue to follow or use their dietary guidelines that their doctor or nutritionist provides they will regain weight.

In a stapling procedure, the bariatric surgeon will try to create a pouch in the stomach; this will make the patient feel full sooner than they normally would, which results in less food intake. However, procedures such as these may present serious complications that could endanger the health of the patient. Some complications may even be fatal. There are complications that may be precisely related to the surgical procedure itself, or complications and risks resulting to the hasty weight loss.

Such a convenient operation doesn't come without a price. Stomach stapling, if performed incorrectly, leads to quite a handful of risks. A few errors on the surgeon's part, especially in applying mechanical staples, can lead to a pile of health risks. Remember, gastrointestinal fluids - the ones used for breaking down food - are abrasive. A leak on the pouch could damage nearby organs. Also, the hastened digestion process can cause discomfort in your tummy.

Sometimes the patient may eat more than what is allowed and the staples may come off due to overeating. The detaching of staples is an emergency and if the patient is not treated immediately may cause death. If there is any option to stomach stapling as a means of dieting and losing weight, it should be chosen because stomach stapling is a major and risky operation which is life threatening. Only a grossly overweight person should opt for this surgery, as it is an emergency for him. Also this operation is expensive. If weight loss is achieved by controlling food and undergoing strict diet, then normal strict diet should be followed rather than going in for such a dangerous surgery which forces the patient to eat less.

After your surgery you can expect to be in a lot of pain. You will have numerous staples and wounds that are going to need a lot of time to fully heal. Your doctor will give you strong pain medication so it may be necessary to have someone else take care of your day to day business as you won't feel like doing very much for the first five weeks or so after the stomach stapling.

All in all, stomach stapling lost its appeal due to the ease with which the body could over time develop greater abilities to hold and digest more foods. It is important to keep in mind that all weight loss procedures have risks and less than flawless results. More often than not, what causes much of the less than stellar long term results is the overall indecision on behalf of patients to adopt a more healthful lifestyle. Weight loss treatments can help the body to lose weight sure, but not to keep it off necessarily.

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