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Lap Band

LAP-BAND®

The Lap-Band®

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About The Lap-Band®

The LAP-BAND®, also known as the Lap Band® system or simply laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, is a prosthetic device that wraps around the upper part of your stomach to make a barrier for the passage of food, and this type of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding system makes you lose weight because you eat less, and you're happy eating less. The small pouch above the LAP-BAND® acts to make you feel satisfied after only a small amount of food.

The LAP-BAND® adjustable gastric banding system usually helps you lose in the range of 50-55% of your Excess Body Weight over about 2 years. The results with the LAP-BAND® system, or with any kind of gastric banding are usually enough to get you out from under many of the medical problems associated with severe obesity, especially if you are relatively young and are able to do some exercise. The risks involved with surgery are less than with the other bariatric (weight loss) operations.

The LAP-BAND® adjustable gastric banding device is made of silicone, and consists of a round band that has an inflatable balloon on its inner surface. The balloon is connected to a tube that is in turn connected to a "port", and when the band is placed around the top of the stomach, the port is placed on the surface of the muscle layer of your abdominal wall. This allows the port to be accessed so that "fills" of the balloon can be done in the weeks and months after surgery. The band and the port are all placed completely laparoscopically.

Dr. Smith® has been doing the Lap-Band® operation for more than 6 years here in Marietta, Georgia. He is one of the leading bariatric surgeons in Georgia and in the Southeast, with a reputation for safe, high quality bariatric surgery.

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The Operation

The laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding operation is relatively quick, lasting about an hour, and we use 5 small incisions to do the operation. The Band is positioned so that there will be a very small partition of stomach above the Band, and then when the Band is properly filled, you'll have a narrow passage for food to traverse. Food will then sit in the upper pouch for longer, thus making you feel full for a longer time, and on less food. You'll have a swallow test once the Lap-Band® is in position to make sure all is well. There are no tubes in the nose after surgery, and you're up and around very quickly. There's an overnight stay in the hospital, in most cases, and you go home walking around and doing most everything for yourself. You can resume most activities in a couple of days.

Revisions of The Lap-Band®

If you've already had the Lap-Band®, but haven't been happy with your results or are having problems, Dr. Smith can evaluate you for conversion of your LAP-BAND® adjustable gastric banding system to a Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch procedure. Dr. Smith is the only surgeon in Georgia, and one of the few in the Southeast to offer this conversion laparoscopically.

Revisions of the Lap-Band® are also possible using the new StomaphyX™ Procedure, which can make the pouch above the Band smaller. Please call about StomaphyX™ or for more information about revisions of the Lap-Band®.

More Information

For further information on the LAP-BAND® laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding system, please download the document: Bariatric Surgery: What Are My Options?

Allergan, the manufacturer of the LAP-BAND® system, has further information here.

LAP-BAND® is a registered trademark of Allergan, Inc.


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