Six weeks after your gastric sleeve surgery, you should be able to eat solid food. The answer to this question highly depends on the meaning of your “normal”. You should eat well-balanced meals three times a day.

Thanks to the latest technology gastric sleeve surgery performed by the laparoscopic technique, the recovery time is usually between 2-3 weeks. But it is also important to bear in mind that every patient is different, so there may be some differences in recovery times.

The extent of your weight loss after gastric sleeve depends on a variety of factors such as your diet, exercise, lifestyle, and commitment to post-op care. The size of your new stomach is also another important factor determining the amount of weight loss. If you follow your post-op care and stick to your new lifestyle, you can expect to lose between 60%-70% of your excess weight as a result of your gastric sleeve surgery.