General question -- Do they remove any/some of the fat in your abdomen during surgery?

[Mom26 313]

I watched a YouTube video on the Gastric Sleeve. Fascinating. But it didn't seem like they suctioned out any of the fat in the abdominal cavity during the surgery. Do they typically remove the fat? If not, why not?

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

No, the surgery has nothing to do with removing fat.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Because they aren't doing a liposuction. That's a different procedure.

[jess9395 5,450]

I watched a YouTube video on the Gastric Sleeve. Fascinating. But it didn't seem like they suctioned out any of the fat in the abdominal cavity during the surgery. Do they typically remove the fat? If not, why not?

Ummmm you're kidding right? Different surgery entirely. Different type of surgeon. Different equipment. Different recovery. What do they have to do with each other?

[Stevehud 1,790]

i belive this is due to the fact that people think the sleeve is eght loss surgery in that you lose weight due to the surgery. Which as we know is not the truth and is part of the problem with the mythology behind weight loss surgeries.

[RILEYSMOM22 344]

Lol, I watched a similar video, and had similar thoughts as they moved the fat aside..."just take it out!". I know its not that easy. I remember having hernia repair and as the anesthesia was starting to take effect, telling the surgeon to take out any fat he sees. He laughed. I am sure he'd heard that before.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Have you seen video of the skin removal surgery where they remove a mass of fat? It is very complicated because they have to tie off every single tiny blood vessel.

[Mom26 313]

Have you seen video of the skin removal surgery where they remove a mass of fat? It is very complicated because they have to tie off every single tiny blood vessel.

I haven't but that makes sense. I guess it threw me off because they were just moving the fat all over in the video. Thank you

[LessOfMe0503 157]

I had a thought like that at one point... they pulled a bunch of fat out of the body, did the sleeve or by pass or whatever I was watching and stuffed the fat back in... I was like "come on!" But I get it... I've also watched the the skin removal surgery and it's crazy how many veins there are!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

I had no idea people thought WLS involved removing fat from the body.

Live and learn.

[jess9395 5,450]

i belive this is due to the fact that people think the sleeve is eght loss surgery in that you lose weight due to the surgery. Which as we know is not the truth and is part of the problem with the mythology behind weight loss surgeries.

Really? People think that? Had no clue! SMH

Lol, I watched a similar video, and had similar thoughts as they moved the fat aside..."just take it out!". I know its not that easy. I remember having hernia repair and as the anesthesia was starting to take effect, telling the surgeon to take out any fat he sees. He laughed. I am sure he'd heard that before.

LOL!

I'm a Riley's mom too!

[newbeginnings1965 48]

When i told my sons that i was having a surgery to cut part of my stomach away they thought that i was coming home with a tummy half the size, i wish.

[downsizingdiva 460]

UM NO....

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

The inner fat they move to the side during surgery is the fat that every person has, even if they are thin. It is there to protect your organs, they do not remove it. In overweight people it is just thicker. The fat, as in the fat you are trying to lose and the fact you have suctioned out with Lipo is between the muscle and the skin. That is a different fat.