Surgery: Gastric Sleeve

Surgeon: Dr. Ahmed Hatem

Pre-surgical weight: more than 180 kg

Post-surgical weight: 87 kg

Weight lost: about 100 kg 

Today, obesity is remarkably spreading in our societies, as more people are obese than those of ideal weight. Statistics show that this is trending upwards and has no signs that this phenomenon could slow down. Therefore, the obesity crisis should prompt many people to seek treatment and find an appropriate procedure among the various treatment options to avoid its multiple harms. That is what Mr. Mustafa has done.

Four and a half years ago, Mr. Mustafa was 28 years old, the age of activity and youthful spirit, but the truth was that his life was different from that of other young people, as he was an introvert, prefers solitude, does not like photography or being in societies. This difference was due to his overweight, which deprived him of all these activities, as his weight exceeded 180 kilograms, and prompted him to perform Gastric Sleeve surgery with Dr. Ahmed Hatem, a consultant of bariatric and laparoscopic surgeries. Within one year, he lost all the excess weight till he became 87 kilograms, which is the ideal weight that he still enjoys. 

With this ideal weight, his life completely changed. Mr. Mustafa has become very sociable, welcomes gatherings, loves photography, can work, and gets good opportunities suitable with his capabilities.

After the surgery, Mr. Mustafa received a funny call from a takeaway restaurant, which he used too frequently. The restaurant principal was wondering about the reasons why he had not shown up lately, to see if there was any complaint, but he was surprised that Mustafa has performed a gastric sleeve surgery and get rid of binge eating. That surgery encouraged him to change his eating habits for the better. These restaurants lost, but Mr. Mustafa gained his health and even his life!

Mustafa was able to stop eating those high-calorie takeaway meals. This is because sleeve gastrectomy surgery is the removal of 80% of the stomach volume, then stapling the remaining portion with surgical staplers. That remaining part represents the new stomach size that helped Mustafa feel saturated without deprivation because it's rapidly filled with specific amounts of food. Also, the removed part includes the cells that secrete the hunger hormone, which contributes to the absence of hunger feeling. 

Mustafa replaced these unhealthy foods with the diet specified for him by the medical team of Dr. Ahmed Hatem. The efforts of the integrated medical team, which includes assistants and nutritionists, helped him in following up, communicating, and responding to all inquiries.

Mostafa's only regret concerning bariatric surgery is that he did not perform it early. He wasted many years trying to lose weight using traditional, useless methods. This is what he expressed in another video. You can browse the videos section to see the full story of Mr. Mustafa and the stories of other heroes who defeated obesity.

If you suffer from obesity and haven't been able to reach your ideal weight, you can benefit from bariatric surgeries with Dr. Ahmed Hatem. Laparoscopic bariatric surgery provides a proven safe treatment with minimal side effects and risks.