The gastric Band System is designed to help you lose excess body weight for resolution of obesity-related health conditions and enhancement of life.
In partnership with leading bariatric surgeons around the world, a new surgical approach has been developed that eliminates many of the known associated operative risks and provides unique benefits compared to other obesity surgeries.
This effort has resulted in the Gastric Band System, the only adjustable and reversible obesity surgery that does not require cutting and stapling of the stomach or gastrointestinal re-routing to bypass normal digestion. Patient benefits include reduced surgical trauma, complications, pain, and scarring, as well as shorter hospitalization and recovery time compared to other obesity surgeries.
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75% of patients are expected to lose 75 to 80% of their excess body weight. Well over 70 to 80% of patients with hypertension will be off medications and well over 90% of patients with type II non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus are expected to be off medication. Drastically improved, if not completely resolved includes sleep apnea, asthma, joint pain, arthritis, reflux, fatigue, shortness of breath and an overall increased sense of well-being.
There is expected to be a significant reduction in risks of heart disease, pulmonary disease and cancers. Morbid obesity can reduce the lifespan as much as 20% in a given patient, depending on their age and comorbid problems. There is also a significantly improved quality of life and self-esteem in patients who have undergone gastric bypass procedure for weight loss.
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Who Are Candidates for the LapBand System?
LAP-BAND System surgery is recommended for those persons who are 90 pounds or more overweight and have or are likely to have medical complications that will be helped, and in many instances, cured by substantial weight loss. While weight loss surgery is not for everyone, there are a large number of patients for whom losing a lot of weight is imperative, including those suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, heart trouble, shortness of breath, arthritis and orthopedic (bone) problems with their legs, hips or back. Weight loss surgery actually fails in those persons who drink large quantities of regular soft drinks, consume sweets, ice cream, chips and fatty fried foods. If you are one of these people and feel you cannot switch to diet drinks and cut out sweets and fried foods then gastric bypass surgery is not for you.
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Stomach banding cuts cancer risk
Stomach stapling surgery helps obese women not only to lose weight but
also to lower their risk of developing cancer, a new study shows.
While obesity was long linked to higher cancer risk, scientists were unable
to establish a strong connection between losing weight and lowered cancer
risk. They, however, blamed the hormone produced by fat cells for the condition.
According to the study published in The Lancet Oncology, weight loss
without surgery and reduced calorie intake does not affect cancer risk
among either men or women.
The study, conversely, reported that stomach stapling influences
subsequent cancer risk in women by 42 percent; it, however, does
not affect the cancer rate in men.
Stomach stapling is a commonly performed weight-loss operation aiming
to reduce the size of stomach in obese individuals.
Previous studies had reported that the surgery is associated with up to
10 years greater longevity in both men and women.
Scientists believe bariatric surgery has different effects on hormones
or some other substance in the body that ultimately reduced the chances
of developing cancer.
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