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Lap-Band® Surgery at Beaumont
The Lap-Band is an adjustable gastric banding system that causes weight loss by restricting the amount of food that can be eaten. Lap-Band bariatric surgery is performed laparoscopically, which means five to six small incisions are made to insert a small camera and tools needed to perform the operation. Lap-Band is offered at four of Beaumont’s convenient Michigan locations; Royal Oak, Dearborn, Troy and Grosse Pointe.
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How Lap-Band® Surgery Works
The Lap-Band is placed around the top portion of the stomach. The band can be tightened like a belt to form a small pouch that serves as a new, much-smaller stomach. The smaller stomach pouch limits the amount of food one can eat. It also creates a small outlet that slows the emptying process into the stomach and the intestines. As a result of Lap-Band bariatric surgery, patients feel full sooner and are satisfied with smaller amounts of food; this results in weight loss.
The small pouch created by Lap-Band surgery can hold about one cup of food. Food must be well chewed and eaten slowly. Eating more than the stomach pouch can hold may result in nausea and vomiting.
The Lap-Band is connected by tubing to a port that is placed under the skin during surgery. This port is not visible. After the operation, the surgeon can adjust the amount of saline in the band by entering the port with a fine needle through the skin. The band can be inflated or deflated with saline solution, which affects the amount of food one is able to consume and modulates the weight-loss effect.
In Lap-Band surgery:
- No stomach staples are used.
- No part of the stomach or intestine is removed.
- The digestive process remains intact.
What Are The Benefits Of Bariatric Surgery?
When combined with a comprehensive treatment plan, bariatric surgery may often act as an effective tool to provide you with long term weight-loss and help you increase your quality of health. Bariatric surgery has been shown to help improve or resolve many obesity-related conditions, such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and more. Frequently, individuals who improve their weight find themselves taking less and less medications to treat their obesity-related conditions.
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