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Is Lap Band safe?

Lap Band is a safe and effective procedure in an extended group of patients, used not only by people who are morbidly obese. The lap band is a completely reversible surgical weight loss procedure with a mortality rate of 1 in 2000.

Every surgical procedure has minor or major risks and complications involved and patients must be aware of these. Possible complications with adjustable gastric banding:

  • band slippage
  • band erosion
  • band deflation
  • nausea and vomiting
  • gastroesophageal reflux
  • ulceration
  • gastritis
  • dehydration
  • constipation
  • port problems
  • stomach obstruction
  • dilation of the esophagus
  • infection
  • weight regain
  • death

Lap Band is destined for obese people with a BMI of 40 or greater who also suffer from one or more weight-related illnesses. The procedure is contraindicated for:

  • children
  • pregnant women
  • drug or alcohol addicts
  • people suffering from autoimmune diseases, ulcers, Crohn's disease, severe heart or lung disease, esophagitis, cirrhosis, chronic pancreatitis, portal hypertension
  • people following long-term steroid treatment
  • people who cannot or do not want to follow post-operative dietary rules
  • people who are allergic to materials that the Lap Band device contains

Lap Band gained quickly popularity due to the positive results in excess weight loss bariatric patients experienced after undergoing the adjustable gastric banding procedure.

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Related Questions About Lap Band

If there are no complications and there are no life-altering obesity-related health conditions that would slow down the recovery process, patients should be able to be up and about in a matter of a week, 10 days. After this period, patients may return to their work.

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Lap Band is a safe and effective procedure in an extended group of patients, used not only by people who are morbidly obese. The lap band is a completely reversible surgical weight loss procedure with a mortality rate of 1 in 2000.

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Lap band surgery is a great bariatric option for obesity and reasons for its popularity can be found in the safety with which the procedure can be performed, as well as in the excellent weight loss results produced.

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A gastric banding procedure or lap band procedure as it is often called is a restrictive bariatric surgery used in the treatment of morbid obesity and associated morbidities. It is the second most common procedure after the gastric bypass. The procedure involves the laparoscopic placement of an adjustable, inflatable silicone device around the upper part of the stomach.

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The average price of lap-band surgery in the United States is $14,532. However, the price varies considerably across the country; it may cost as little as $8,700 or as much as $29,000.

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