Guys, I read in Hürriyet yesterday about a sister named Burcu who works as a nurse in Ankara and had a gastric sleeve surgery, losing 42 kilos in 9 months! 😮 Considering how tough nursing is, it really takes courage to take this route just to lose weight. Do you think this surgery is a miracle solution, or should it be seen as a last resort in the fight against obesity? Or is it a smart choice when you consider the risks and constant check-ups that come with the surgery? What I'm not convinced about is how patients cope psychologically after the surgery. Share your thoughts, let's discuss!
Is gastric sleeve surgery a miracle or a risky path?
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Man, you gotta watch out for the people who market this surgery as a miracle, bro. Yeah, losing 42 kg sounds awesome, but is it 100 % permanent? I don’t think so. Last year I knew a founder from YC who got a gastric sleeve; he dropped 50 kg in the first six months, but when he couldn’t change his eating habits he gained 15 kg back. The psychology part is huge too—you can’t solve food addiction with just a physical operation. I think bariatric surgery should be a last‑resort option for obesity; there are other choices.
What I want to point out here are the risks and the need for ongoing check‑ups. Even though the death risk for a sleeve is about 1 % (which isn’t trivial), long‑term issues like iron deficiency, reflux, vitamin deficiencies, etc., also show up. In Burcu’s network it’s easy to track these, but not everyone has access to a system like that. Likewise, most patients after surgery can’t change their eating habits and end up under serious psychological stress. My take: anyone opting for this surgery must have both a psychologist and continuous nutritionist support, otherwise regaining the weight is inevitable.