Lap Band surgery can be the difference between a successful weight loss campaign and spending literally thousands of dollars on weight reduction programs, pills and more.
Through Lap Band surgery at TopSurgeons, individuals can find the answer to their weight loss challenges.
How the Lap Band Implant Works
The Lap Band is a restrictive device implanted via surgery and geared for obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater—or between 35–40 in cases of patients with certain comorbidities that are known to improve with weight loss. These conditions can include sleep apnea, diabetes, osteoarthritis, GERD, or metabolic syndrome, among others. The band is an inflatable silicone device that is situated around the upper portion of the stomach via laparoscopic surgery.
For those not familiar with Lap Band surgery, the procedure is a minimally invasive surgery. While still getting the necessary nutrients to live a healthy life, individuals who have had the procedure will receive a quicker sense of being full while eating, thus leading to decreased weight.
Living with the Lap Band
Once the Lap Band surgery has been completed, a patient will then begin the road to recovery.
After several days of recovery, most patients will find that they are back at work and returning to a rather normal lifestyle.
An individual will begin their diet with liquid foods and then soon return to a more normal diet. Along with the diet, the individual will want to engage in a regular schedule of physical activity in order to stay healthy and help keep the weight off.
A Lap Band adjustment can easily be done in a matter of minutes in a doctor's office weeks and months after the initial surgery to meet the individual needs of the patient. Fluid can easily be removed in the doctor's office if the patient is finding the band too tight.
Are you one of those people who want to do something about their weight problem, but have not yet taken the initiative to do it? If so, give TopSurgeons a call today for a consultation and to learn more about Lap Band surgery.
For more information about Lap Band, call 1-800-953-5000.
