Cosmetic Surgery and Plastic Surgery Procedures: Gastric Band , Obesity

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Surgical Solutions : Laparoscopic Gastric Band Surgery (Lap Band)

Gastric banding involves the laparoscopic placement of a hollow silastic band around the upper part of the stomach. This band divides the stomach into a small upper pouch above the band and a larger pouch below the band. The band can help you achieve longer-lasting weight loss by limiting the amount you can eat, reducing your appetite and slowing digestion.

Band Adjustment

Illustration of laparoscopic placement of Lap-band around stomach

Adjusting the size of the opening between the two parts of the stomach controls how much food passes from the upper to the lower part of the stomach. This opening (stoma) between the two parts of the stomach can easily be decreased or increased, by injecting or removing saline from the band. The band is connected by a tube to a reservoir placed beneath the skin during surgery.

The surgeon can later control the amount of saline in the band by piercing the reservoir through the skin with a fine needle. Being able to adjust the band is a unique feature of the gastric band and is a normal part of the follow-up.

A silicone band is placed around the upper part of the stomach

The Lap-Band system is adjustable