This is a laparoscopic procedure to reduce stomach capacity by taking approximately 70-80% of the stomach in the vertical axis.
As it is a restrictive operation, it provides a balanced and satisfactory weight loss by providing adequate saturation with a small amount of food, and by reducing the severity of hunger with reduced level of ghrelin hormone.
Since it does not radically change the anatomy and physiology of the digestive system, it has become the most preferred method of obesity surgery in the world and in our country.