The types of weight loss surgery offered today include a great variety of different forms of surgery, including the Gastric Lap Band.  The Gastric Lap Band, also known as the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with the Lap Band has proven to be a very safe bariatric surgical procedure and the least invasive.  It is procedure which allows for adjustments and is easily reversible.

The Gastric Lap Band has proven to be one of the safest surgical procedures with a mortality rate of approximately 1 in 2,000.  Far less than the Gastric Bypass and with much fewer complications.  The Lap Band works well because patients eat less and have more of a sense of fullness over an extended period of time.  Studies conducted on those who have had this procedure reflect that over a 3-year period, one can expect an average excess weight loss of about 64%. 

The Advantages of The Gastric Lap Band

This procedure requires far fewer invasive measures and thus the pain felt is less as is the scarring.  The procedure requires small incisions to be made and no cutting or stapling of the stomach is needed.  In addition, no rerouting or rearranging of the intestines is required, nor division of the gastrointestinal tract. 

Overall, the patient generally is only in the hospital for a day and can resume normal activities in about a week.  An added benefit to the procedure is that dependent on the patient’s needs, the Lab band can be inflated or deflated and is fully reversible is needed.  For more information on the benefits of the Gastric Lap Band, please call Sanoviv at 1-800-726-6848.