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All about LAP BAND SURGERY

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What Is a Lap-Band?

"Lap-Band System" is the brand name of the FDA-approved, adjustable gastric band used in the procedure. Most simply, a Lap-Band is a silicone belt that goes around the top of the stomach. This results in the ability to control your hunger and achieve a "feeling of fullness," or satiety. Ultimately, you eat much less and should feel full sooner.

A key component of the Lap-Band System is its adjustability. The band is connected to a port, which enables the device to be inflated over time to expedite the weight loss.

Who Are Candidates for the Lap-Band System?

The NIH (National Institutes of Health) requirements for Lap-Band surgery are the same as for any other weight loss surgery. These criteria were originally set in the early 1990s and have not changed. If your BMI, or body mass index, is between 35 and 39, then you must also have associated severe medical problems, or co-morbid conditions, in order to be a candidate for the Lap-Band. These conditions usually include diabetes, hypertension, or high cholesterol. But if your BMI is greater than 40, then it is not required that there be any associated medical problems.

Most insurance companies also require a history of previous attempts at weight loss. How stringent these requirements are can differ from one insurance company to another.

Many people do not meet the NIH requirements or do not have the insurance benefit for weight loss surgery, but they may still be able to pursue the procedure by paying for it themselves.

How the Lap-Band Is Placed in the Body

After performing a series of small incisions, your surgeon would use a small camera, called a laparoscope, to visualize placement of the Lap-Band. The Lap-Band is placed around the top of the stomach and secured in place with sutures. The port is then placed underneath the skin on the top part of the abdomen. Surgery should take only about an hour, and an overnight stay in the hospital may or may not be required.

How the Port Works

Injecting saline into the port inflates the band, making the passage to the lower part of the stomach smaller, which further restricts food intake. Fluid can easily be removed in the doctor's office if it is too tight.

After Lap-Band Surgery: Recovery and Aftercare

Following surgery, you should be able to return to work within a week, with minimal discomfort. You will need to follow a nutrition plan (which may include vitamin supplements) prescribed by your surgeon and/or nutritionist. The nutrition plan will likely include a liquid diet for a few weeks, until you can tolerate soft foods, and later solid foods. A specific exercise program, as well as behavioral-modification therapy, may also be recommended.

Frequent office visits are mandatory to adjust the band. Your surgeon or his assistant will be able to inject the port in the office. On average, patients require six to eight adjustments of the band during the first 18 months following Lap-Band surgery.

Patients typically lose 50% to 60% of their excess body weight within two years after the procedure. Additional plastic surgery may be indicated, depending on how much weight is lost.

Lap-Band System Complications

As with any surgical procedure, there are known risks. Besides the standard risks of most procedures, including bleeding and infection, there are complications specific to Lap-Band surgery. Slippage of the band can occur as you lose weight and the stomach goes above the band, causing heartburn or vomiting. This can usually be fixed laparoscopically. Rarely, the band may erode into the inside of the stomach.

Laparoscopic surgery is not always possible. Your surgeon may need to use an "open" method. This happened in about 5% of the cases in the U.S. clinical study. Other problems can occur that are directly related to the Lap-Band System:

The band can spontaneously deflate because of leakage. That leakage can come from the band, the reservoir, or the tubing that connects them.
The stomach pouch can enlarge.
The stoma (stomach outlet) can be blocked.

For Lap-Band Surgery, Consult a Qualified Surgeon

Using a qualified surgeon will be critical to your success as a Lap-Band patient. Not only will this reduce your risk of complications, but also it will ensure that you lose as much weight as you can. Be sure to verify the number of procedures your surgeon has done, and find out about his office support for Lap-Band patients.

Cost of Lap-Band Surgery

The cost of Lap-Band surgery varies from about $17,000 to $30,000, depending on where you live. In the past, insurance companies did not cover this procedure, but increasingly they are paying for all or part of it if medical necessity is established by your doctor and if you meet the NIH requirements described above.

Gastric bypass

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Gastric bypass surgery makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine. You will feel full more quickly than when your stomach was its original size, which reduces the amount of food you eat and thus the calories consumed. Bypassing part of the intestine also results in fewer calories being absorbed. This leads to weight loss.

The most common gastric bypass surgery is a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

In normal digestion, food passes through the stomach and enters the small intestine, where most of the nutrients and calories are absorbed. It then passes into the large intestine (colon), and the remaining waste is eventually excreted.

In a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the stomach is made smaller by creating a small pouch at the top of the stomach using surgical staples or a plastic band. The smaller stomach is connected directly to the middle portion of the small intestine (jejunum), bypassing the rest of the stomach and the upper portion of the small intestine (duodenum).

This procedure can be done by making a large incision in the abdomen (an open procedure) or by making a small incision and using small instruments and a camera to guide the surgery (laparoscopic approach).

See a picture of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

What To Expect After Surgery

This surgery usually involves a 4- to 6-day hospital stay (2 to 3 days for a laparoscopic approach). Most people can return to their normal activities within 3 to 5 weeks.

Gastric bypass surgeries may cause dumping syndrome. This occurs when food moves too quickly through the stomach and intestines. It causes nausea, weakness, sweating, faintness, and possibly diarrhea soon after eating. These symptoms are made worse by eating highly refined, high-calorie foods (like sweets). In some cases you may become so weak that you have to lie down until the symptoms pass.

Why It Is Done

Although guidelines vary, surgery is generally considered when your body mass index is 40 or higher or you have a life-threatening or disabling condition related to your weight.

Your doctor may only consider doing gastric bypass surgery if you have not been able to lose weight with other treatments.

The following conditions may also be required or are at least considered:

You have been obese for at least 5 years.
You do not have an ongoing problem with alcohol.
You do not have untreated depression or another major psychiatric disorder.
You are between 18 and 65 years of age.

All surgeries have risk, and it is important for you and your health professional to discuss your treatment options to decide what is best for your situation.

How Well It Works

Most people who have gastric bypass surgery quickly begin to lose weight and continue to lose weight for up to 12 months. One study noted that people lost about one-third of their excess weight (the weight above what is considered healthy) in 1 to 4 years. Some of the lost weight may be regained.

The laparoscopic approach showed similar results, with 69% to 82% of excess weight lost over 12 to 54 months.

Risks

Risks common to all surgeries for weight loss include an infection in the incision, a leak from the stomach into the abdominal cavity or where the intestine is connected (resulting in an infection called peritonitis), and a blood clot in the lung (pulmonary embolism). About one-third of all people having surgery for obesity develop gallstones or a nutritional deficiency condition such as anemia or osteoporosis.

Fewer than 3 in 200 (1.5%) people die after surgery for weight loss.

After a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass:

An iron and vitamin B12 deficiency occurs more than 30% of the time. About 50% of those with an iron deficiency develop anemia.
The connection between the stomach and the intestines narrows (stomal stenosis) 5% to 15% of the time, leading to nausea and vomiting after eating.
Ulcers develop 5% to 15% of the time.
The staples may pull loose.
Hernia may develop.
The bypassed stomach may enlarge, resulting in hiccups and bloating.

What To Think About

In a gastric bypass, the part of the intestine where many minerals and vitamins are most easily absorbed is bypassed. Because of this, you may have a deficiency in iron, calcium, magnesium, or vitamins. This can lead to long-term problems, such as osteoporosis. To prevent vitamin and mineral deficiencies, you may need to work with a dietitian to plan meals, and you may need to take extra vitamin B12 as pills, shots, or nasal spray.

There is also a possibility that you may develop gallstones after gastric bypass. Sometimes the gallbladder is removed as part of the surgery. But if your gallbladder is not removed, then you may need to take medicine to prevent gallstones.

Early studies of the laparoscopic approach to surgery for obesity suggest that it reduces recovery time and postsurgery complications.

Lap band success stories

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Lap band success stories

Are lap band success stories are true? Who knows? In every day life you may hear or see some stories in which it is mentioned that a heavy weight lady lose weight only through a lap band surgery. Is this thought is easily digestible, may be or not may be. It depends on people to people. Person who really knows person who lose weight through lap band surgery then he/she definitely believes in lap band surgery success stories but other peoples may not be able to believe on such lap band success stories. I also not say to believe on these stories without any proof. Better you may consult a lap band surgery specialist and clear all thoughts about this surgery.

Lap band success stories are too popular these days. On web pages or in magazines you easily found such stories. These all are mentioned for the purpose of advertisement of lap band hospital. Generally all the lap band success stories are not hundred percent true. Lap band surgery is effective and definitely helps in losing weight but not in the same amount or ratio which lap band success story say. Generally the weight loss rate mentioned in lap band surgery success stories is much more than the actual rate. If actual status of weight loss rate of lap band surgery only consult reputed surgeon or doctor. And never think on these fake lap band success stories.

Lap band surgery is definitely a best way for weight loss and have a good success rate but never go and fully believe on lap band success stories.

Affordable lap band surgery

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Affordable lap band surgery

Lap band surgery is very famous and successful weight loss surgery. The cost of lap band surgery varies much. In hospitals you may find this facility in very less cost where you may find it much costly in others hospitals. The main deference for cost is facility provides by the hospital. Lap band surgery clinics which provide less facility charges less where as the clinics which provide more service with quality definitely charge too much. This is one thing second the place or you can say geographical region also matters. If you are looking lap band surgery in England than its cost is less if you look lapband surgery in USA it is costly. Here I will provide some approximately cost of lap band surgery in some countries-

Lap band surgery Canada - $10000 - $15000

Lap band surgery Italy - $11000

Lap band surgery Switzerland - $12000

Lap band surgery USA - $17000 - $30000

Lap band surgery Mexico - $10000

Lap band surgery Belgium - $12000

Lap band surgery England - 8000 ponds

Lap band surgery Sweden - $14000 - $16000

Now come to affordable lap band surgery, what dose mean? Its mean if you are able to afford the cost of lap band surgery, it fully depends on your financial condition and what type of facility you want for lap band surgery. For searching affordable lap band surgery, internet is the best place. You may visit some sites, which provide lap band surgery contact their customer care and ask the cost and facilities they provide for lap band surgery. After doing this you may easily find an affordable lap band surgery in your local region or outside.

Lap band solution

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Lap band solution

There are many solutions for weight loss but lap band surgery is the best among these. Generally adult peoples are suffered from obesity this is due to modern lifestyle and culture. Peoples like to eat fatty food and drink carbonated water. These all thins increase obesity. Right now there are many methods available to get rid of obesity such as diet pills, exercise equipment, diet supplement, yoga, diet patch, electric fat removal and much more. These all methods for weight loss have side effects but there is a procedure through you may lose weight with no or very minimum side effect.

The method is lap band surgery. Generally this surgery is helpful for adults but due to technology advancement it is also suitable for teens also. Teen lap band surgery is slightly different from adult as the number of lap band adjustment process in teens are more than adult. Now the question is why people adopt lap band surgery. The lap band surgery is simple and risk free and requires very less time. The only thing the people have to control his eating habit after lap band surgery for optimal benefit other he/she will be in more health risk.

Lap band surgery is hundred percent safes and secure, adopt this without any hesitation.

Laparoscopic Band Surgery

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Laparoscopic Band Surgery

Most of peoples know that lap band surgery is a weight loss surgical procedure for decreasing obesity but very few of them know what technique is used for surgical procedure. The surgical procedure is laparoscopic procedure, this is the main reason some peoples called lap band surgery as laparoscopic band surgery.

In olden days the lap band surgery is performed through open surgery method, in this a large (not much large) incursion is made on the abdomen of patient and then lap band is placed over the stomach. now days the lap band surgery is preformed through laparoscopic procedure. in laparoscopic band surgery five holes are made on the abdomen of patient. One for inserting the camera, second and third for inserting surgical instruments, fourth is for inserting lap band instrument and fifth last one for inserting torch for light.

Laparoscopic band surgery is simple and required very less time from open lap band surgery. The recovery time of laparoscopic lap band surgery is also less then open surgery. Now days almost all lap band surgery is done through laparoscopic technique.

Risks of Lap Band Surgery

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Risks of Lap Band Surgery

Surgery is an option for persons who are looking for losing weight. Weight loss surgeries, which are performed in olden days, were too risky but as the technology advances we have some most advances surgeries which have minimum risk. Right now lap band surgery, a type weight loss surgery have minimum risk as compared to others. As lap band surgery is also a surgical procedure, so it has some minimal risk, which we describe in this post.

The major risk of lap band surgery is lap band system failure. It is due to no control on eating habit. Lap band surgery required some changed eating diet which is prescribed by lap band doctor, if patient may not take this diet then lap band system failure takes place. In such a condition either lap band loosened or tightened. Lap band loosened in the case when patient eat less food then required, this is not much a problem as it is come over through a lap band adjustment process. Lap band tightness takes place when patient takes more food then prescribed. In such situation there is a possibility of lap band slipping. In this situation a secondary lap band surgery or revision lap band surgery is required.

This is the major risk of lap band surgery, apart from this some people feel pain in their stomach some have vomiting problem after lap band surgery. Generally there is no risk of lap band surgery is patient takes care specially diet.

What is Lap Band Surgery?

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What is Lap Band Surgery?

Lap band surgery is one of the world famous and successful weight loss surgeries. The mystery of lap band system is hidden in lap band device; it is a hollow silicon band like structure which is mounted over the stomach of obese patient. Lap band surgery is based on the concept of quantity of consuming food, if patient consume less food then lose weight. Consuming capacity of stomach depends on size of stomach, if the size of stomach is of small size then patient consume less food and ultimately lose weight. In lap band surgery same concept is applied, the lap band is mounted over the stomach to reduce the consuming capacity of stomach and patient loses weight through lap band surgery.

Lap band surgery is the most successful surgery and has amazing weight loss results. There are some cities which are very famous for lap band surgery such as lap band Huston, lap band Chicago, lap band Seattle, lap band Texas, lap band Washington, lap band Dallas and lap band Mexico. The cost of lap band surgery is also depends on the location in which you are looking lap band surgery. Lap band operation also called as lap band stomach surgery is cheap than other gastric band surgeries.

Advantages of Lap Band Surgery

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Advantages of Lap Band Surgery

Lap band surgery is a weight loss surgical procedure and have many advantages over other surgeries. Some major advantages of lap band surgery are-

Lap band surgery is pain less surgery as it is performed through laparoscopic procedure.
In lap band surgery there is no requirement of cutting or long incursion.
The recovery time period of lap band surgery is less than other weight loss surgeries.
Lap band surgery has minimum hair loss risk.
In lap band surgery there is no dumping syndrome.
Through lap band surgery the patient loss weight naturally and have full control on weight loss as the adjustment of lap band is controllable.
Lap band system is fully pregnancy supportable, at the time of pregnancy patient may be able to remove lap band and after delivery lap band is again mounted over her stomach.
Lap band is fully removable, it will be removed at any time.
There is no medical or physical effect of lap band surgery on other body parts.

Planning for Lap Band Surgery

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Planning for Lap Band Surgery

Proper planning is the key of success of every work or job, similarly for proper healthy weight loss through lap band surgery you have to plan it first. The planning start from gaining information about lap band surgery. For this you may review the websites on lap band surgery, in these sites try to read and understand what is the procedure of this surgery, its results, cost and other related factor. If you have some difficulty in understanding these all things, you may also consult also consult a lap band doctor or customer care of hospital which provide this facility.

After knowing all aspects of lap band surgery, then decide if you are really eligible for lap band surgery or not, its very important as success or failure of lapband system is fully depends on this. After you have a full confident on lap band surgery and then contact an expert surgeon. While contacting a doctor or surgeon ask them what facility they provide and what is the cost of overall treatment. If then cost in your limit and facility are well then choose that surgeon. Now consult the surgeon and ask what you have to do for lap band surgery. He will told all things in details. he will tell you the diet plan which you have to follow, these plan is not much strict you have to only control on your eating habit. The doctor will give you the date of surgery and after surgery your adjustment process also performed. Within six month to one year you lose weight.

Safety for Lap Band

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Safety for Lap Band

Many peoples who already adopt lap band surgery or who are going to adopt, generally ask if there is special safety required for lap band. in this posting I mention the answer of this question.

Lap band is made of silicon and is fully flexible. It is not too hard so that it will cause any kind of pain in the stomach. If the band is properly adjusted then there is no tension. Generally problem arises when it is loosely or too tightly adjusted. In such case lap band slips from its original position and cause pain in stomach. If this arises revision lap band surgery is required other wise it will be a very serious matter.

For safety of lap band you have not to any thing, you only have a control on your eating habit and diet. In olden day’s very low quality of lap band were available in market. These stomach bands are of thin tube, that’s why some times it busts if patient eat more food than limit. But now day’s very fine quality of lap bands are available in market so there is no danger of lap band busting. Generally males and female of every age group not need to take care of lap band but pregnant women must have to take care of it. Pregnant women have to feed two lives, one herself and second her fetal child. So she needs more food. For pregnant women who have lap band inside the abdomen have tow options-

She removes the lap band from stomach.
She loosened the lap band.

Which option is best is depends on woman body structure and nutrition needed. Pregnant women who have lap band must consult lap band surgeon and gynecologist when they have one month worm. Better first they consult doctor regarding lap band and than going for pregnancy.

For all others there is no need to take any kind of precautions for lap band.

Lap band surgery safest for body

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Lap band surgery safest for body

There are many methods for losing weight with their individual advantage and disadvantage. For living being their physical is too important specially women. Generally peoples losing weight may also loss their figure, their skin loosened, the shape of abdomen also destroy. Some times women also have problem of shagging breast after losing weight. Through quick weight loss stretch mark is common problem; this is due to quick dissolving of body fat. These makes are generally appearing on lower abdomen, upper but and or breast.

But lap band surgery is the safe from these all things, regarding physical body structure lap band surgery is safest from all other weight loss surgeries and other weight loss modes. The reason is simple, first lap band surgery is preformed through laparoscopic method so there is no more long incursions on the stomach or abdomen, so your abdomen and stomach are safe from spot or marks of incursions. Second lap band system works slowly and slowly with constant rate, its not a quick or fast weight loss method. Obese person takes six months to one year for losing weight through lap band method, so there is risk of stretch marks. Due less weight loss rate the risk of skin loosening shagging breast is very less or you can say it is near about zero.

Over all we can say lap band surgery have no negative effect on your physical body shape or skin. You lose weight in safe manner. After lap band surgery you may not require any other cosmetic or plastic surgery. So I suggest to you all if you want to lose weight, go for lap band surgery its hundred percent safe.

Costs associated with lap band surgery

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Costs associated with lap band surgery

Cost of Lap banding surgery

On an average, the cost of Lap Band surgery comes from $17,000 to $30,000 that includes treatment and travel.

Reimbursement from insurance companies

Although there was no provision from the insurance companies to reimburse the cost of Lap Band surgery (mainly because it was mistaken as cosmetic surgery), slowly the life risk aspect of the surgery is being realized which is why they are paying for most part of it certified by the doctor according to the NIH standards.

Expense overheads borne by the hospitals

The arrangements are such that the patients are received from the airport to the hotel where a stay of 4-5 days is arranged. The hospital stay is just for one night.

The out-of-town patients get scheduled within three weeks. Most patients can go back to work within 5 days and can start their exercise regime within 10 days. All required Pre-Operative Exams are done on the day prior to surgery.

Some successful doctors

Case 1

Dr. Rumbaut and his team at San José, the most prestigious Private University Affiliated Facility in Northern Mexico, have performed about 1800 Lap-Band procedure without a single case of death.

The mean excess weight loss after 18 months in this case is approximately 67%, other complications with the slippage and erosion of lap band are less then 1%. Infection, bleeding, pneumonia, etc. all less than 2% and all patients were discharged before one week.

Case 2

Dr. Franco Favretti, and Dr. Gianni Segato, two of the most experienced Lap-Band Surgeons in Europe at Saint-Pierre Hospital in Brussels have performed well over 1,700 Lap-Band cases. They have the distinction of performing this surgery along with two other team members namely Dr. Cadiere and Dr. Himpens, in October 1992.

The treatment requires 5 to 6 days stay in Italy which starts meeting the patients at Venice International Airport on Thursday. The patients get admitted to the hospital on Friday Morning for pre-op tests, undergo surgery on Saturday and get discharged from the hospital on Monday.

After surgery, the patients are requested to stay a few more days to make sure about their recovery. After that they are taken for sightseeing to nearby Venice.

By Friday the patients can go back home and can resume work.

Case 3

According to the records of Dr. Cadière and Dr. Himpens, who have done 3000 cases already, not many patients received reimbursement from their insurance.

One patient mortality that in their case was due to over-eating, and esophageal perforation when death occurred some 4 weeks after surgery. The erosion rate is 1%, Pouch dilatation rate is 6 % and band-removal rate 3% after 3.6 years.

Case 4

Dr. Andreas Osterwalder is one of the most experienced Lap-Band Surgeons in Europe at the Ars Medica Clinic near Lugano.

The patients are required to bring the reports of the basic tests like lab/chest x-ray and ECG which prove the fitness to stand general anesthesia for at least 2 hrs, a sonography of the upper abdomen (to exclude gallstones). They are also required to bring reports of a gastroscopy as proof against any gastric disease.

The patient can fly to Zürich, and then to Lugano Airport in Agno to be picked up from there. One should go prepared for a stay of 2-3 days in a hotel room.

Lap Band Surgery

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Lap Band Surgery

Lap band surgery is the modest form of weight loss surgery for the treatment of obesity. The surgery is approved by FDA, discovered for obese patients with BMI is 40 or grater than 40. Patients having BMI between 35 and 40 are also eligible of lap band surgery if they are suffered from co-morbidities that are known to improve with weight loss. The functionality of lap band system is based on the consuming capacity of stomach; if a person consume less food then naturally he may lose weight.

In lap band system a surgeon mounted a circular gastric band (lap band) using laproscopic techniques on the stomach, under the abdomen of patient. Lap band is similar to wristwatch, when it is mounted, it tightened the stomach and form a new small pouch or mini stomach having capacity of about 50mls. The mini stomach filled with food very fast and slowed down the passage of food in stomach from top to bottom. This may feels patient fulfill and he will eat less and resulted loses weight.

In lap band surgery is a laproscopic procedure so there is no cutting incisions or staples. Lap band surgery is simple, non-risky and affordable treatment of obesity. The time spent in surgery is very less and patient may go for his job instantly after the surgery done. In this procedure patient lose weight naturally with constant rate. The beneficial fact about lap band system, it is a adjustable surgical weight loss. With the help of access port patient may adjust the diameter of lap band according to his requirement and lose desired weight. The diameter of band can be changed at any time after surgery.

Lap band system does not guarantees

Advantagesand Disadvantages of Lap Band Surgery

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Lap Band Surgery

ADVANTAGES:

1. Most commonly performed weight reduction operation in Europe and the Pacific rim.

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.

DISADVANTAGES:

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.

Eligibility for Lap Band Surgery

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The Lap-Band procedure may not be appropriate for all individuals who wish to lose weight. Some individuals may be more receptive to the Lap-Band treatment than others would be. There are certain individuals who may be eligible for the surgery such as those who are 18 years of age or older, have a BMI of 40 or higher or weigh at least twice their ideal weight, have been overweight for over five years, do not have any disease which could have brought on the obesity and countless attempts to lose weight have not met with real success. The previously mentioned items are just a few factors that individuals may possess which may make them candidates for surgery.

LAP BAND SURGERY

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Lap-Band Surgery is the process of placing a prosthesis known as the LAP-BAND around the upper stomach to create a smaller stomach pouch that in turn limits the amount of food an individual can fit into their stomach. The Lap-Band (a bariatric surgery procedure) was approved by the FDA in 2001 and gained increasing popularity in the weight loss world from that point forward. The procedure itself is minimally invasive as surgeons enter the stomach region via small incisions and use surgical instruments to insert the Lap-Band. The main reason for having the surgery performed is so that the individual having it done will not only lose weight but keep the weight off as well. This is a new method that is recommended for those individuals who experience morbid obesity and have tried to lose the weight but have failed in their attempts to lose the weight and keep it off.

Gastro Bypass Doctors

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The following is a list of doctors located in the Phoenix area who specialize in weight loss surgery procedures.

Terry Simpson specializes in weight loss and laparoscopic surgery at the Arizona Bariatric Center…
David C. Johnson performs weight loss and laparoscopic surgery at Salt River Bariatrics in Mesa, Arizona…
Robin P. Blackstone is a Bariatric surgeon and director of the Scottsdale, AZ, Bariatric Center…
Thomas Batay-Csorba specializes in bariatric surgery and practices at the Forest Health Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona…
Hilario Juarez practices bariatric surgery at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona…
Alexander Villares is a member of the Banner Health team in Phoenix, Arizona., and specializes in various weight loss surgeries…