Gastric sleeve surgery, or sleeve gastrectomy, is one of our most popular weight loss surgery options at Birmingham Minimally Invasive. There are many benefits and reasons to choose this surgery, including the fact that it is a cost-effective choice for many. It’s also a low-risk procedure with a high success rate.
Advantages of Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Gastric sleeve surgery is a laparoscopic bariatric procedure that reconfigures the stomach into a sleeve-like shape. In doing so, we remove a part of the stomach responsible for producing ghrelin, the hormone, that tells your brain when you’re hungry. The surgery also restricts the size of the stomach, making it much harder to eat large portions of food. These two factors combine to help you lose weight. While weight loss is, of course, the biggest advantage, there’s a lot more to it than just that!Considered to be a more simple surgery
Compared to other options, gastric sleeve is considered to be a more simple procedure. We do not reroute the intestines like we do during gastric bypass, and we do not put in a foreign body as we do with the LAP-BAND. Gastric sleeve surgery typically takes only about 30 to 45 minutes, and we perform the surgery laparoscopically. This means we avoid the need for large abdominal incisions, which typically results in less pain, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery.Minimally invasive
You benefit from minimally invasive surgery dramatically compared to traditional open surgery. Minimally invasive surgery offers less pain, reduced scarring, lower risk of infection, less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, quicker return to work, and less occurrence of post-operative incisional hernias.Cost-effective option
The cost of gastric sleeve is often an appealing factor. Our price at BMI Surgery is $8,999. This is the best price you will find in our area because our goal is to make losing weight more attainable for you. Since gastric sleeve is considered one of the less invasive weight loss procedures, we can offer it at a lower price than some other options. It requires less time to perform the surgery and a shorter hospital stay in most cases.Gastric sleeve cost includes more than just the surgery
We are very upfront about what’s included in the $8,999 cash price and what’s not. We don’t want you to feel like there are any surprises. Here’s what is included:- Pre-operative testing with blood work and EKG, if necessary
- Surgeon fee for the procedure
- Anesthesiologist fee
- Post-operative office visits for 90 days
- Surgery center fee (Not all patients are candidates for outpatient surgery. If the procedure has to be performed in the hospital, the total price will be $12,800, and this cost will cover a one-night stay in the hospital.)
- Monthly support group meetings
