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Obese patients who undergo weight-loss surgery keep the pounds off for more than a decade, research has found.<\/p>\n

The procedure, known as a sleeve gastrectomy, could offer an alternative to weight-loss jabs after studies showed patients coming off the injections quickly put weight back on.<\/p>\n

Researchers from Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv<\/a>, Israel<\/a>, followed 300 patients over ten years and found that a sleeve gastrectomy slashed weight but also improved their long-term quality of life.<\/p>\n

Ten years on from the surgery, patients were, on average, 25 per cent thinner than they were before the procedure.<\/p>\n

The study, published in the Obesity Journal, found only 6 per cent of patients reported being in a worse condition than before surgery, which was mainly due to insufficient weight loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gastric surgery is on the rise, according to NHS<\/a> data published last week, with 7,000 weight-loss surgeries recorded in England in 2025 \u2013 around 1,600 more than the previous year.<\/p>\n

During a sleeve gastrectomy surgeons remove about 70 to 80 per cent of the stomach, leaving behind a narrow \u2018sleeve\u2019 roughly the size and shape of a banana.<\/p>\n

The operation is usually performed laparoscopically \u2013 small incisions are made in the abdomen through which the surgeon works using a camera and long, thin instruments.<\/p>\n

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The procedure, known as a sleeve gastrectomy, could offer an alternative to weight-loss jabs (file image)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Most people lose around 50 to 70 per cent of their excess body weight within the first one to two years after the op, according to studies.<\/p>\n

To get the surgery on the NHS patients must have a BMI over 35 and a life-limiting condition caused by their weight, such as diabetes or high blood pressure.<\/p>\n

Patients must also be able to show that it is their last resort and that they have tried other methods of weight loss.<\/p>\n

The study\u2019s authors wrote: \u2018This reaffirms the effectiveness of [laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy] in achieving substantial weight loss, enhancing quality of life, and promoting long-term adoption of healthier lifestyle behaviours.\u2019<\/p>\n

Experts warn that possible side effects include blood clots, hernias and gallstones, while one in 200 procedures results in death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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