Single Incision Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Performed at Aster Medcity Helps 28-year-old to Get Rid of Obesity

By Bipasha Mitra

Her BMI was 51.9 whereas her expected BMI should be of 25

A new surgical procedure of single incision laparoscopic gastrectomy was successfully performed at Aster Medcity, Kochi.
The 28-year-old patient had a BMI of 51.9 whereas her expected BMI should be of 25.
Prolonged hospitalization, post-operative pain, wound infection, incisional hernia are some of the prominent disadvantages of a traditional sleeve gastrectomy that requires four to five incisions.
In the procedure of single laparoscopic gastrectomy only a 2.5 cm incision is made in the umbilical fold.
The minimally invasive technique helps the patient to recover fast and the scar being in the umbilicus is not visible post healing said Dr. Prakash K, Lead Senior Consultant, GI & HPB Surgery.
The patient recovered well and was discharged on the fourth day.

Source: Aster Medcity, Media Update

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Bipasha Mitra

Vaidam Health · Updated 25 Sept 2026

After completing her Bachelors Degree in English and PG Diploma in Journalism, Bipasha started her career in writing. With an eye for detail and a creative bent of mind, she emphatically crafts patient's stories, and pens blogs and articles understanding what the readers want to know and should know for their medical treatment.

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Dr Prakash KSurgical Gastroenterologist

Dr K Prakash is one of the most coveted surgeon in the field of Surgical Gastroenterologist in Kerala. He has a thriving experience of 16+ years & has received training from some of the finest institutions in Europe and India. Dr Prakash has completed his MBBS from University of Calicut, MS (Surgery) from Medical College, Baroda. Following which he did his Mch (Surgical Gastroenterology) from Medical College Trivandrum. He has done his AFSA (Attestation de Formation Specialisee Approfondie) at University of Pierre et Curie , Paris Dr Prakash has undertaken special training like Workshop on hands-on training and animal lab in Micro Vascular surgery, Ethicon Training centre, Chennai. Certificate course in training of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery at Kyungpook National University, Taegy, S.Korea. Dr Prakash has successfully performed over 16000 open GI Surgery procedures & over 5000 GI Laparoscopic procedures. His unit has performed maximum number of colonic & rectal resection for benign lesions and for cancer in the state. Dr Prakash is the first surgeon to perform single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy and single incision laparoscopic colorectal resection in Kerala. His expertise lies in complex hepatobiliary, pancreatic surgeries and advanced laparoscopic surgeries.