Gastric Banding
There are several different gastric banding
weight loss surgery operations. Known as "restrictive" weight
loss surgery, each one carries its own benefits and health risks.
Two such procedures are Adjustable
Gastric Banding (AGB) - Lap Band and Vertical
Banded Gastroplasty (VBG).
Benefits & Risks of Gastric Banding
Although restrictive weight loss surgery
operations lead to weight loss in almost all patients, they are less successful
than malabsorptive operations in achieving substantial, long-term weight
loss. About 30 percent of those who undergo VBG achieve normal weight,
and about 80 percent achieve some degree of weight loss. Some patients
regain weight. Others are unable to adjust their eating habits and fail
to lose the desired weight. Successful results depend on the patient's
willingness to adopt a long-term plan of healthy eating and regular physical
activity.
Complications of Gastric Banding
A common risk of restrictive operations is
vomiting, which is caused when the small stomach is overly stretched by
food particles that have not been chewed well. Band slippage and saline
leakage have been reported after AGB. Risks of VBG include wearing away
of the band and breakdown of the staple line. In a small number of cases,
stomach juices may leak into the abdomen, requiring an emergency operation.
In less than one percent of all cases, infection or death from complications
may occur.
Source:
NIDDK: Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity
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Weight
Loss Surgery Information
How
Weight Loss Surgery Works - Morbid
Obesity - Morbid
Obesity Surgery
Treatment of Obesity
- Bariatric
Surgery Health Risks - Abdominoplasty
Gastric Banding - Gastric
Bypass - Mini
Gastric Bypass - Gastroplasty
Laparoscopic
Gastric Bypass - Roux
En Y Gastric Bypass - Lap
Band Surgery
Lap Band - Lap
Band FAQs - Biliopancreatic
Diversion - Duodenal
Switch
Liposuction - Liposuction
Surgery - Superwet
Liposuction - Tumescent
Ultrasonic Liposuction
- Tummy Tuck - Mini
Tummy Tuck - Stomach
Stapling
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