LAGB Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding is a surgical procedure that is available from Solutions Surgical Weight Loss Center. Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding is a purely restrictive surgical procedure in which a band is placed around the upper most part of the stomach.

The band divides the stomach into two portions, one smaller and one larger portion. Because food is regulated, most patients feel full faster with a smaller amount of food. Food digestion occurs through the normal digestive process.

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Advantages

• Restricts the amount of food that can be consumed at a meal
• Food consumed passes through the digestive tract in the usual order allowing it to be fully absorbed into the body
• In multiple studies involving over 3,000 patients, excess weight loss ranged from 28-87%, with a minimum of 2 year postoperative follow-up
• Band can be adjusted to increase or decrease restriction
• Surgery can be reversed

Risks

• Gastric perforation or tearing in the stomach wall may require additional operation
• Access port leakage or twisting may require additional operation
• May not provide the necessary feeling of satisfaction that one has had enough to eat
• Nausea and vomiting
• Outlet obstruction
• Pouch dilatation
• Band migration/slippage