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Important Information On 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 goal of this operation is to make the stomach smaller in a way that only allows the individual to hold very little food. Passage of the food in the intestines is also improved. After the procedure the brain can convey signals to your stomachs which alert you to stop eating since you are satisfied. This ensures you take little food. The band makes a small pouch in your stomach where the conveyance of signals occurs.

To know whether you are an ideal candidate for the procedure the first process is to weigh the kilos. Individuals weighing over 45 kilos past the right weight can undergo the process. Apart from weight reduction, the process can go a long way in helping people who have diabetes and high blood pressure among other weight-related diseases.

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.

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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