A new, less evasive procedure for dramatic weight-loss has recently emerged on the market, the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, commonly known as a "lap band". The lab band is quickly becoming a popular option for drastic weight-loss because the process is much easier than something like a gastric bypass. Having a gastric-bypass is major surgery and has the usual pain and risks of any major gastrointestinal operation. Because the lap band surgery doesn't interfere with the digestive system, patients recover more quickly and have shorter hospital stays. For these reasons, it has become a popular alternative for rapid weight loss.
The lab band itself is an inflatable silicone device that is placed over the top part of the stomach restricting the amount of food that can enter. The procedure is called a laparoscopic surgery, and is done by making a small incision near the belly button, placing a camera through the incision, creating a small tunnel behind the stomach and inserting the bands through the tunnel locking it around the top of the stomach. The band creates a small pouch that holds about 1 and a half cup of food instead of the typical 6 cups the normal stomach holds. The pouch fills with food quickly, which causes the stomach to register as full and sends a message to the brain saying so. This allows the person to feel hungry less often and eat smaller portions.
Over time, the band will need to be adjusted, this is done by injecting a saline solution into what is called an "access port" just under the skin. In this way, without doing a second surgery, the person can have the band tightened or loosened so that it fits their needs and is either too lose allowing food to pass through as quickly as before the procedure or too tight allowing no food at all to pass through the digestive system.
In order to get the procedure done, some guidelines must be met. You must have a BMI or Body Mass Index of over 40 or be at least 100 pounds over your estimated ideal weight. You must be between the ages of 18 and 55 years. You must have had a supervised diet for six months and failed to complete goals and you must have a history of obesity. Anyone looking for an effective method for dramatic weight loss would be well to research the lap band, it might be just what you looking for.
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