Advantages of the LAP-BAND System
Patient-friendly technique:
The LAP-BAND System surgery is considered to be the least traumatic of the obesity operations. The LAP-BAND System can usually be placed laparoscopically with fewer operative complications, less pain, and faster recovery. Large incisions and scars are usually avoided. This procedure requires no cutting or stapling of the stomach.
Adjustability:
 Normally, no additional operation is required in order to adjust the diameter of the stoma. Band adjustment is a regular part of surgical follow-up for this procedure and a feature which may become very important as you lose weight. Click here to see an animation of how the adjustments are done.Your weight-loss progress, as well as pregnancy, illness or other circumstances, may require that your food intake be increased or decreased by modifying the capacity of the stomach. The LAP-BAND System design allows this to be accomplished without further surgery (as opposed to other surgical methods) by simply inflating or deflating the band.
Avoids irreversible change:
If the LAP-BAND System needs to be removed for any reason, the stomach generally returns to its original form. Although removal of the LAP-BAND System is not anticipated, if necessary it can usually be done more easily than can reversal of other procedures, which typically leaves staples and more traumatized tissue.
Reduced hospital stay:
Patients normally leave the hospital within two to four days of the laparoscopic operation, or four to eight days if an abdominal incision is required or if complications occur.
Quicker recovery:
After the laparoscopic procedure, patients usually resume normal activities within a week or two, and within four weeks if the procedure is not done laparoscopically or if there are complications.
Risks and complications:
 More information regarding risks and complications is available in the "Patient Book" available on this web site
It is of utmost importance that you discuss the possible benefits and all the possible risks of obesity surgery with your doctor.
This BioEnterics® LAP-BAND® Patient Book will provide you with detailed information on the BioEnterics® LAP-BAND® surgical solution for the treatment of severe obesity, including the following:
- The concept of obesity
- Causes of obesity
- The risks inherent in obesity
- Treatment options
- Advantages of the BioEnterics® LAP-BAND® System
- Basic patient selection criteria, indications and contraindications
- Possible risks, complications and adverse events
- The operation
- Eating and drinking just after the operation, and ten important rules
- Frequently asked questions
- Your diet for the rest of your life
- BMI charts
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