Learn More About Lapband Surgery

By Sharon Cox


As a matter of fact, a good number of individuals around the globe are suffering from obesity and conditions related to obesity. This has led to them trying many mechanisms, medications, techniques, and ways of dealing with the condition. Mostly, dietary, behavior, and lifestyle adjustments and changes are the main areas where they concentrate on. However, there is a surgical process which when administered to a patient, the healing occurs in short period of time. This operation is known as lapband surgery and has gained popularity in the recent past for dealing with obese conditions.

The procedure is also known as gastric banding. Using a laparoscope, the surgeon fixes an adjustable belt that goes around the upper side of your stomach. The belt is made using silicone materials, and you can always loosen it or tighten the belt. While stretching the band an amount of saline is put into it to ensure that it is full. A port is connected to the port for easy adding of the saline.

The primary operation aim is to reduce the stomach size to ensure that only small amounts of foods get into it. It also makes passage of food to the intestines easy. The procedure also helps your brain to send signals to the stomach which tells you that you are full after taking small portions of foods. The band creates a little pouch in the stomach where messages are sent and received.

To ascertain whether you require the surgical procedure you should begin by weighing your kilos. People who have more than 45 kilos above the required weight are ideal candidates for the process. The operation can give the patient a solution to some mass-related diseases which include diabetes and high blood pressure among others.

Before conducting the surgical procedure, your surgeon will need information on the various weight loss procedures that you previously tried. The operation is however restricted to people who are past the age of 18 hence not ideal for children. Before the process is done the surgeon requires the patient willingness to adjust his diet and avoid alcohol and any other drugs.

The doctor should also enlighten the patient on the method and give all the necessary information needed for him to decide. They are also supposed to address the emotions of the patient so that stability is gained. This information sharing is important as the doctor can understand issues like ulcers and other intestinal related conditions. This enables the doctor to have a review and observation of the condition before he can administer the procedure.

Patients who plan to undergo the procedure are always advised to reduce some weight before undergoing the process to increase the success rate. For individuals who are incredibly obese, the risks associated with surgery may be higher than the expected benefits, and this may make the doctor not to accept the patient. The procedure is not lengthy, and in most cases, the surgeon will take around 1 or 2 hours in theatre.

When the surgeon is administering this procedure, the patient is put under full anesthesia to reduce the pain. The process is laparoscopic, and it does not leave the patient with a lot of visible scars. Some doctors while guiding a patient on dietary changes before the procedure will require them to avoid any creamy food.




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