Gastric Band Weight Loss

The adjustable gastric band is a type of bariatric surgery which is placed a strap that tightens the stomach, causing him to shrink in size, and helping the person eat less and lose up to 40% of excess weight.This surgery is fast, the hospital stay is reduced and recovery is less painful than other bariatric surgeries for weight loss.

Generally, this surgery is indicated for individuals with BMI greater than 40 or those with a BMI greater than 35 and associated with a disease, such as type 2 diabetes or hypertension, for example.

Price gastric band for weight loss

The value of surgery for placement adjustable gastric band can vary between 17,000 and 30,000 dollars, may be made in hospital or in private clinics.

Furthermore, some insurance companies can ensure a part or all of surgery depending on the case. However, it is a lengthy process, as it takes the individual to make several tests and is only made in morbidly obese individuals with chronic complications and who can not lose weight with other measures.

How is the surgery with gastric banding

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The adjustable gastric band is a weight loss surgery performed under general anesthesia and lasts on average 35 minutes to 1 hour, and the person can stay in the hospital for 1 day to 3 days.

The placement of the adjustable gastric band is made for weight loss by laparoscopy, which is a procedure that requires that some holes are made in the abdominal region of the patient and through which passes the material which will help the doctor to perform surgery.

This surgery the stomach, consists of:

• Placement of a silicone tape , with ring shape, around the upper stomach and which divides into two parts with different sizes, leaving the stomach to form an hourglass. Although the two parts of the stomach communicate with each other, the channel connecting the two surfaces is very small;
• Strap connection to an apparatus , by a silicone tube, which is implemented under the skin and allows the adjustment of the gastric band at any time.

The surgeon monitors each step of the surgery for a computer screen, it is introduced in a micro stomach being made by laparoscopic surgery.

Benefits of gastric banding weight loss

The placement of a gastric band has several benefits for patients, such as:

• Help you lose up to 40% of initial weight, usually being the type of bariatric surgery lost more weight. For example, a person who is weighing 150 kg may lose up to 60 kg;
• Possibility of controlling the amount of food ingested , because the band can be inflated or deflated at any time without the need for further operations;
• Fast recovery because it is a minimally invasive surgery, since it is not make cuts in the stomach and is less painful compared to other surgeries;
• Not occur deficit vitamins, contrary to what may happen in other surgery, such as gastric bypass, for example.

For other surgeries to lose weight, gastric banding has several advantages, however, it is important that the patient, after surgery adopt a healthy lifestyle by making healthy diet and practice exercise regularly.