The most common procedure is stomach stapling, also known as a sleeve gastrectomy, in which most of the stomach is permanently removed,544 leaving only a narrow sleeve or tube of stomach so as to restrict how much food people can eat at any one time.545 It’s ironic that many patients choose bariatric surgery, convinced that “diets don’t work” for them, when, in reality, that’s all the surgery may be—an enforced diet.546
