Lap-Band Surgery
Lap-Band surgery is one of many different weight loss surgery options that are available to people who are dealing with weight loss issues. In the past, your primary options were liposuction and a follow up tummy tuck, but today there are numerous cosmetic surgery options to choose from that have weight loss as their primary goal. Lap-Band surgery is only one of these options, and the more you know about it, the better prepared you will be to choose the right cosmetic weight loss surgery option for your personal needs.
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What is the Lap Band?
The lap band cosmetic surgery is a type of gastric banding, or a restrictive surgical procedure. During this cosmetic surgery procedure, two different medical devices are implanted, one which is a silicone band and one which is an injection port. The silicone band is wrapped around the stomach’s upper section, molding the stomach into two different chambers that are connected to one another. The injection port is then attached to the patient’s abdominal wall, beneath the skin. This port uses soft and thin tubing connecting it to the lap band. The lap band is adjustable by way of injecting saline solution into the band through the injection port. Adding saline to the lap band will increase the amount of food restriction that the band provides, which helps patients feel fuller with less food and sooner than usual.
Life With Lap Band
Patients who experience gastric banding typically lose approximately 47 percent of their excess weight. 47.8 percent of all patients experience a resolution in type 2 diabetes. 38.4 percent of all patients experience a resolve of their high blood pressure, and 78.3 percent of patients experience an improvement in cholesterol issues. A meta analysis once stated that patients who experienced significant loss of weight from bariatric surgery like the lap band procedure experienced an overall improvement in their quality life, an overall improvement in their physical functioning and physical appearance and an overall improvement in social opportunities as well as economic opportunities.
Recovery from Lap Band Cosmetic Surgery
You need to speak to your plastic surgeon and your healthcare team in order to determine when the best time will be for you to resume your typical activities such as going back to work. There are some potential concerns that you need to consider when it comes to gastric banding. Gastric banding is capable of making you feel fuller sooner than without it. It is important that you exercise and eat following the guidelines provided by your surgeon if you want to achieve weight loss success. Gastric banding surgeries like the lap band surgery require more follow up care than other bariatric surgery operations. This is because the band is adjustable when most bariatric surgeries are not. Even after you reach your goal weight, it may still be imperative that you visit your healthcare professional or plastic surgeon for further lap band adjustments.
