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Gastric Banding Surgery for Weight Loss

Restrictive surgeries are operations used to produce weight loss. In a restrictive surgery -- like gastric banding -- a surgeon uses one of a variety of techniques to reduce the size of the stomach. After restrictive surgery, a person feels full faster, eats less, and loses weight.

The full names for the two types of restrictive surgery for weight loss are:

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding ("Lap Banding")
Vertical banded gastroplasty

In practice, laparoscopic gastric banding is by far the most common restrictive surgery.

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding ('Lap Banding')

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is often called gastric banding, lap banding, or LAP-BAND(^TM) surgery. Laparoscopic gastric banding is the second most common weight loss surgery, after gastric bypass. More than 250,000 LAP-BAND procedures have been performed worldwide.

Lap banding surgery involves the following:

Using laparoscopic tools, the surgeon places an adjustable silicone band around the upper part of the stomach.
Squeezed by the silicone band, the stomach becomes a pouch with about an inch-wide outlet. After banding, the stomach can only hold about an ounce of food.
A plastic tube runs from the silicone band to a device just under the skin. Saline (sterile salt water) can be injected or removed through the skin, flowing into or out of the silicone band.
In this way, the band can be tightened or loosened as needed. This can reduce side effects and improve weight loss.

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding leads to loss of about 40% of excess weight, on average. Someone people who are 200 pounds overweight could expect to lose an average of 80 pounds after gastric banding. However, these results vary widely.

Gastric banding is considered the least invasive weight loss surgery. It is also the safest. The procedure can be reversed if necessary, and in time, the stomach generally returns to its normal size.

Lap banding surgery has a low complication rate. The most common problems after lap banding surgery include:

Nausea and vomiting. These can often be reduced by adjusting the tightness of the LAP-BAND.
Minor surgical complications occur less than 10% of the time. These include problems with the adjustment device, wound infections, or minor bleeding.
The risk of death due to lap banding surgery is about 1 in 2,000.

Unlike gastric bypass surgery, lap banding does not interfere with food absorption. For this reason, vitamin deficiencies are rare after lap banding.

Vertical Banded Gastroplasty (VBG)

Vertical banded gastroplasty also involves a plastic band placed around the stomach. In addition, the surgeon staples the stomach above the band into a small pouch.

Vertical banded gastroplasty results in less weight loss, compared with other surgeries. It also has a higher complication rate. For these reasons, vertical banded gastroplasty is less common today. Only 5% of bariatric surgeons still perform this surgery.

Mixed Surgeries (Restrictive and Malabsorptive)

Restrictive surgery is an important part of nearly all weight loss surgeries. In the most common weight loss surgery, gastric bypass surgery, restrictive surgery is first done on the stomach. This "stomach stapling" creates a small stomach pouch.

The new stomach pouch is reconnected to a part of the small intestine further down. This leads to less food eaten (restrictive) and less food absorbed (malabsorptive).

Gastric Bypass / Gastric Banding Basics

Bariatric surgery

Bariatric surgery, the surgical reduction of stomach volume, is performed using one of two procedures: gastric bypass or gastric banding. Bypass surgery, the more common of the two, generally produces faster results in weight loss, while gastric banding is more easily reversible.

Both procedures reduce stomach volume to about 30 ml. After surgery the amount of food intake must decrease and all food must be chewed thoroughly. Benefits of the surgery include weight loss and reversal of such diseases as type II diabetes and sleep apnea. However, the bariatric patient should be aware of surgical risks.

How It's Done

In gastric bypass surgery a new, smaller, stomach is created by a line of staples and is connected to a loop of the small bowel. During gastric banding, a silicone band is placed around the upper stomach creating a small reservoir and a restricted passage to the lower stomach. The average length of surgery is about 2 hours.

Technology

Most gastric bypass surgery is now done with the use of laparoscopic technology. Instead of a large abdominal incision, the laparoscopic technique employs the use of a small video camera and several tiny, customized instruments. This technique results in smaller incisions, less scarring, less pain, and in most cases a quicker recovery time.

Choosing Your Surgeon

Finding a surgeon that is right for you should involve direct, one-on-one consultation and inquiries about the doctor's surgical background and success rate. Ultimately, he or she should be someone you are comfortable with, as well as someone your friends and family are comfortable going to with questions about the surgery and how to offer support after the operation.

Make a list of things that are important to you and choose a surgeon that fits that criterion.
Ask your family physician for recommendations.
Visit online list serves for qualified surgeons in your area
Choose a surgeon who has experience doing hundreds of surgeries instead of 15 or 20.

Recovery / Post Op Expectations

After surgery you should expect a hospital stay of at least 2 to 3 days, and absence from work for 3 to 6 weeks depending on your job. For the first several days you will experience discomfort and be unable to eat solid foods as your body adjusts to the operation.

You will be able to consume food only in small quantities. Based on health risks and your individual case the types of food you consume, like sugars fats and carbohydrates, may be limited as well.

Complications

There is no comprehensive data for complications from bariatric surgery; however, the postoperative mortality rate is estimated from 0.1% to 1 - 2%. Complications include:

Respiratory failure
Staple leaking
Stenosis (obstruction of stomach)
Bleeding

Am I A Candidate?

In order to be a candidate for this surgery you are required to have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 40, or a BMI of at least 35 with life threatening health risks such as diabetes or respiratory diseases. In addition to this, a successful candidate should be motivated, acceptable of associated risks, and view surgery as a last resort after diet and exercise has failed.

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