Lap Band Surgery

Lap Band Surgery

Lap Band surgery such as offered by TopSurgeons provides patients with an option when other dieting and weight loss procedures have not worked. Lap Band surgery reworks the stomach to help reduce the amount of food consumption you take in.

About Lap Band Surgery

"Lap-Band System" is the brand name of the FDA-approved, adjustable gastric band used in the procedure. Invented by an American and Swedish surgeon, the system received FDA approval in the summer of 2001.

The NIH (National Institutes of Health) mandates for Lap Band surgery are identical to any other weight loss surgery. The criteria were originally formed more than a decade ago and remain the same today.

Lap Band Surgery BMI

If your body mass index (BMI) or body mass is between 35 and 39, then you must also have associated major medical problems, or co-morbid conditions, in order to be eligible for Lap Band surgery. TopSurgeons does BMI as low as 27 as an off label use of an FDA approved product. The conditions which need to be present normally include diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension. If your BMI is higher than 40, then it is not required that there be any related medical problems.

Lap Band Surgery Procedure

Using laparoscopic surgery, the band is inserted in the body and then adjusted at times by increasing or decreasing saline solution which is injected into a port just below the skin. By tightening this area, the progress of food is slowed. The end result for patients is they eat less food, resulting in a reduction of weight over time.

Once a patient begins Lap Band surgery, it generally only takes about an hour, and an overnight stay in the hospital may or may not be required.

Lap Band Top Surgeons

As with any surgical procedures, be sure to locate a qualified surgeon. TopSurgeons has successfully done more Lap Band surgeries than any other provider in California. With offices in Beverly Hills, Palmdale, Covina, Long Beach, Valencia, Apply Valley, West Hills, Bakersfield, Moreno Valley and Santa Ana.

Using surgeons like those at TopSurgeons is critical to your success as a Lap-Band patient. This not only reduces the chances of complications for patients, but also ensures patients that they lose as much weight as possible.

Please call 1-800-953-5000 for free Lap Band Surgery consultation.

 

 

 

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