FG Trade / Getty Images
Then, Baders followers started noticing her drastic weight loss.
The silence around her changing appearance fueled an onslaught of speculation online.
What Is SADI-S?
FG Trade / Getty Images
This is classified as class III or severe obesity and comes withhealth risksthat weight loss can often help address.
The minimally invasivelaparoscopicprocedure combines two procedures used to support weight loss: sleeve gastrectomy and intestinal bypass.
About 80% of the stomach is removed during the procedure to decrease the size permanently.
After the surgery, a person will generallystart to lose weight quickly.
How Well Does SADI-S Work for Weight Loss?
This is the most direct way that it helps people lose weight.
This surgery also helps people maintain their weight loss over time.
What Are the Risks of SADI-S?
Weight loss surgery can also cause issues, such asgallstones,pancreatitis, andbowel obstructions.
Most people experience an adjustment period during which they learn to eat with a different digestive system.
This is a physical and mental transition that can be very challenging.
How Long Does SADI-S Recovery Take?
Each person who has SADI-S will have a different recovery.
After two to four weeks, most people feel up to returning to work and their usual activities.
University of Kansas Health System.SADI-S surgery.
Mercy, St. Louis.Single anastomosis duodenal switch (SADI).
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy.
