| Obesity drags down the quality of life on so many | | | | Lap band surgery is popular for many reasons. Firstly, |
| levels. It causes serious health problems and plays | | | | lap band procedures are done using keyhole |
| havoc with your daily life affecting everything from | | | | (laparoscopic) surgery. This type of non-invasive |
| getting around to choosing clothes. Weight loss | | | | operation leaves minimal scarring. The whole |
| surgery is one way to claim your inner slimness that | | | | procedure takes around 30 minutes. Another plus is |
| promises remarkable results. Read all about it here. | | | | that in lap band surgery, the food passes through the |
| Weight loss surgery promises remarkable results but | | | | whole digestive system, albeit in reduced quantities. |
| it's no quick fix. In fact it's the procedure of last | | | | This means that nutrients are absorbed normally. |
| resort for those who are morbidly obese. This | | | | So how can you decide if lap band surgery is for |
| doesn't mean the procedures are involved or risky, | | | | you? The main criteria are that you have been |
| though. The most popular procedure is laparoscopic | | | | severely weight for over five years and have failed |
| gastric band (lap band) surgery. It's popular because | | | | to lose weight using conventional methods. (You |
| it's fast, easy and has few side effects. Here's the | | | | should have made a sustained effort for at least six |
| lowdown on lap band weight loss surgery. | | | | months to lose weight by diet and exercise). |
| Lap band surgery is a type of restrictive weight loss | | | | Another factor is whether your health is at serious |
| surgery. As the name implies, it works by restricting | | | | risk resulting from your weight. This is a condition |
| the volume of food entering your digestive system. | | | | known as morbid obesity and can mean a body mass |
| In this way, fewer calories reach the bloodstream. | | | | index (BMI) of over 40 or a BMI of over 35 with an |
| It works by forming a pouch out of the top part of | | | | attendant medical condition such as diabetes. |
| the stomach by putting an inflatable band around it | | | | In addition, you should not be suffering from any |
| and attaching the band to the stomach with staples. | | | | psychological or physical condition that precludes the |
| When eating, this pouch fills quickly and sends a signal | | | | weight loss operation. Consult your doctor for |
| to the brain to indicate it's full. Thus you stop eating. | | | | detailed information. |
| The food then gradually passes through a small | | | | If you feel these conditions apply to you, the next |
| opening into the rest of the stomach and hence into | | | | step is to consult with a doctor specialising in |
| the small intestine in the normal way. | | | | bariatrics (obesity cure). He will be able to advise you |
| A few weeks after the operation and the sutures | | | | on whether lap band surgery is for you. If so he will |
| have healed, the doctor inflates the band using a | | | | advise you on the procedure and make |
| reservoir attached to the band by a tube. This | | | | arrangements for you. |
| inflation causes the restriction. The reservoir is | | | | Losing excess weight can be a life-transforming |
| located just under the skin allowing the doctor easy | | | | experience working wonders on physical, social and |
| access. Adjusting the band to its optimum size is | | | | emotional levels. If you're obese and want to |
| critical and many adjustments may be needed over a | | | | makeover your health and life, call a lap band surgery |
| period of several months. | | | | specialist and inquire today. |