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Laparoscopic Gastric Banding

Laparoscopic Gastric Banding / Laparoscopic Obesity Solution

Laparoscopic gastric banding is the placement of a band around the top of the stomach through laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery. The gastric band is designed to induce weight loss by encouraging satiety (a sense of fullness) even without food and to restrict the amount of food that the stomach can hold before signalling it is full.

The band is made of silicone and a balloon lines the inside. An access port, connected to the band by tubing, is placed in the abdomen wall, which allows saline solution to be added or removed to change the size of the band.

As the procedure is done laparoscopically, there is no major opening of the abdomen required, no cutting or potentially permanent alteration to the stomach or intestines. It is also reversible.

Laparoscopic gastric banding has helped many people shed their excess weight. It is now the most common form of weight control surgery in Australia, with more than 90% of bariatric patients electing laparoscopic gastric banding.1

In 2008 alone, more than 12,000 laparoscopic gastric banding procedures were performed in Australia.2 Like most who suffer from obesity, these people struggled with their weight for many years, possibly most of their lives, and tried other common weight control methods with no success. Laparoscopic gastric banding was their final option.

Generally, laparoscopic gastric banding is recommended for those over 18 years of age, who have a body mass index (BMI) of 40+, or 35+ and are suffering from problems with their obesity, and have made serious efforts to lose weight.3 If you believe laparoscopic gastric banding is a good option for you, see your doctor.

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References:
  1. O'Brien PE et al Obesity, weight loss and bariatric surgery MJA 2005; 183:310-314.
  2. Medicare MBS Data. 2008.
  3. LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System. DFU.
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