Get To Know More Regarding 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 operation is also referred to gastric banding. Through the use of a laparoscope, the doctor puts an adjustable band which is placed along the stomach upper side. The special band is manufactured using silicone and it can be adjusted to looseness or tightness. When you are making the band tight you add some saline into it until it is full. There is a special port that is connected to the band to make a filling of saline convenient.

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.

One of the methods of knowing whether you should undergo the procedure is weighing your weight. This means that if you have 45 kilos and above from the standard weight you should start thinking of undergoing the operation. This is an ideal procedure that yields much to patients suffering from weight-related conditions and disorders like hypertension and diabetes.

Prior to conducting the process, the surgeon will require you to provide information on all the weight loss remedies that you ever tried. The process is not allowed for young kids. Any adult who has 18 years and above is the ideal candidate for the process and Prior to the operation, the doctor will need you to eat well and refrain from alcohol.

A candidate should also have sufficient knowledge about the procedure before the surgeon conducts the surgical process. Emotional stability is another factor that doctors who are doing the operation consider. If a patient has some gastrointestinal issues such as ulcers the doctor conducts a review before performing the process to reduce the level of risk. A patient who has a respiratory problem affecting the lungs cannot undergo the procedure. It is also restricted to individuals who live with some heart illnesses.

Even before undergoing the procedure, the patient is advised to undertake other weight reducing methods in order to make the procedure more successful. For patients with severe obese conditions, the process becomes riskier than the beneficial.

During the operation, the doctor injects a full dose of anesthesia to the patient to ensure that the patient does not experience much pain. The operation is laparoscopic to ensure that there are no scars. Certain doctors will encourage patients to eat the right food and not to take any food that is creamy.




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