Lap Band Surgery: Introduction
Who is Lap Band Designed For
The Lap-Band ® - made by BioEnterics
Corporation - is intended for severely obese people - those at least 100
lbs. overweight or who are at least twice their ideal body weight - who
have failed to reduce their weight by other methods such as a supervised
diet, exercise and behavior modification programs. Severely obese people
usually have serious health problems such as hypertension, gall bladder
disease, and diabetes, resulting from their excess weight. For them, being
overweight is a serious health issue, not just a cosmetic problem.
What Does Lap Band Surgery Involve
During the Lap Band Surgical operation, a
prosthesis (the LAP-BAND) around the stomach - creating a small gastric
pouch - and a calibrated opening to the rest of the stomach. By creating
a smaller gastric pouch, the LAP-BAND System limits the amount of food
that the stomach will hold at any time. The inflatable ring controls the
flow of food from this smaller pouch to the rest of the digestive tract.
The patient will feel comfortably full with a small amount of food. And
because of the slow emptying, the patient will continue to feel full for
several hours reducing the urge to eat between meals.
Lap Band Surgery Issues
The Lap-Band ® is intended to remain
in place permanently, but it can be surgically removed, if necessary.
Patients who receive the Lap-Band will need to diet and exercise in order
to maintain their weight loss. Previously the only surgical treatments
available for severe obesity were more invasive procedures such as stomach
stapling and gastric bypass.
Lap Band Surgery Health and Safety
FDA approved the Lap-Band ® based on
a review of clinical studies of safety and effectiveness conducted by
the manufacturer.
BioEnterics studied 299 patients age 18 to
55 who were implanted with the Lap-Band at eight medical centers in the
United States. Patients were required to follow a severely restricted
diet after the device was implanted and to exercise at least 30 minutes
a day.
Weight Loss Results of Lap Band Surgery
During the course of the three-year study,
most patients steadily lost weight, and by 36 months had lost an average
of 36 percent of their excess weight. Sixty two percent of patients lost
at least 25 percent of their excess weight; 52 percent lost at least 33
percent; 22 percent lost at least 50 percent; and 10 percent lost at least
75 percent. Two percent of patients gained some weight, and 5 percent
neither lost nor gained.
Side Effects of Lap Band Surgery
Eighty nine percent of patients experienced
at least one side effect. These included nausea and vomiting (51 percent),
heartburn (34 percent), abdominal pain (27 percent), and band slippage
or pouch enlargement (24 percent). Nine percent of patients needed to
have another operation to correct a problem with the device. Twenty five
percent had their entire Lap-Band Systems removed, mostly because of adverse
side effects. In about one-third of those patients, insufficient weight
loss was also reported as a contributing factor to the decision to have
the Lap-Band removed.
Source:
FDA
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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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