Advantages and Disadvantages of Lap Band Surgery
1. Most commonly performed weight reduction operation in Europe and the
2. Very little chance of dying from operation.
3. Reversible.
4. Adjustable: band can be adjusted to increase or decrease weight loss.
5. Weight loss averages 40 to 60 percent of excess body weight.
6. Malnutrition complications rare.
7. Short hospital stay usually less than 24 hours.
8. Substantial improvement in many health problems related to morbid obesity.
9. Covered by most insurance companies.
1. Magnitude of weight loss greatly impacted by team effort of patient and surgeon.
2. Weight loss is very dependent on frequent follow-up visits.
3. 1 to 2 percent long-term risk of erosion of the band into the stomach requiring revisional surgery.
4. 5 to 10 percent long-term risk of stomach slippage requiring revisional surgery.
5. Device may require repair with time requiring additional minor operations.
6. Weight loss is VERY dependent on long-term follow-up with monthly follow-up visits for the first year.
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