Obesity is a complex disorder involving an excessive amount of body fat. Overweight and obesity are prevalent in epidemic proportions in the US and other industrialized nations. The prevalence of obesity was 39.8% and affected about 93.3 million of US adults in 2015~2016 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). Obesity isn't just a cosmetic concern, but both overweight and obesity are associated with adverse health consequences, including diabetes, certain cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and degenerative joint disease. Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are much less common but pose major health consequences for affected patients. 

Gastric sleeve procedure, also known as sleeve gastrectomy, involves surgical removal of part of a stomach. This procedure is a permanent one and intends to result in drastic weight loss in individuals suffering from morbid obesity. In this procedure, part (left side)of the stomach is removed, creating a smaller reservoir for food. The resulting stomach looks like a banana-like “sleeve”. After the surgery, you may feel full after eating small amounts of food. This is also known as a “restrictive procedure” as it restricts the amount of food that you can consume at a time. Gastric sleeve procedure is recommended to individuals whose body mass index (BMI) is 40 or greater than 40. It is a completely safe procedure and is minimally invasive in nature. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy improves a number of obesity-related medical conditions, including low back pain, arthritis, hypertension, cardiac disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, dermatitis due to skin folds, urinary incontinence, and metabolic syndrome.