Learn More About 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.

When this process is undertaken, it aims at reducing the size of the stomach so that the volume of food received decreases from the initial volume. It also aims at increasing food passage to other intestinal parts. Another effect of the operation is that the stomach hormones will continuously send signals to the mind and from mind back to the stomach of satisfaction and satiety when only small volumes of food are ingested. This is because the small pouch will get filled easily bringing satiety.

To ascertain whether you require the surgical procedure you should begin by weighing your kilos. People who have more than 45 kilos above the required weight are ideal candidates for the process. The operation can give the patient a solution to some mass-related diseases which include diabetes and high blood pressure among others.

Before conducting the surgical procedure, your surgeon will need information on the various weight loss procedures that you previously tried. The operation is however restricted to people who are past the age of 18 hence not ideal for children. Before the process is done the surgeon requires the patient willingness to adjust his diet and avoid alcohol and any other drugs.

The doctor should also enlighten the patient on the method and give all the necessary information needed for him to decide. They are also supposed to address the emotions of the patient so that stability is gained. This information sharing is important as the doctor can understand issues like ulcers and other intestinal related conditions. This enables the doctor to have a review and observation of the condition before he can administer the procedure.

Patients who plan to undergo the procedure are always advised to reduce some weight before undergoing the process to increase the success rate. For individuals who are incredibly obese, the risks associated with surgery may be higher than the expected benefits, and this may make the doctor not to accept the patient. The procedure is not lengthy, and in most cases, the surgeon will take around 1 or 2 hours in theatre.

When the surgeon is administering this procedure, the patient is put under full anesthesia to reduce the pain. The process is laparoscopic, and it does not leave the patient with a lot of visible scars. Some doctors while guiding a patient on dietary changes before the procedure will require them to avoid any creamy food.




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