Obesity and laparoscopic gastric banding: A Few Facts

The cause of obesity, the commonly known weight disorder (read excess of weight), can be attributed to a lot of factors including high calorie food intake, lack of exercise, overeating, etc. It leaves an individual exposed to a multitude of diseases including diabetes mellitus, heart disease, sleep apnea, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and even something as serious as cancer. Long term obesity, however, can hardly be treated with a consolidated exercise regime or else with medication. The modern laparoscopic approach, however, can help in substantial weight reduction. This least invasive procedure ensures that you aren't even required to undergo the painful process of suffering large incisions in your body.

The Laparoscopic gastric banding surgery is one of the popular methods of laparoscopic approach to weight loss. It entails the placing of an adjustable band around your stomach to reduce it. Also known as lap banding, this treatment is aimed at treating obese people with a BMI or body mass index of 30 or greater. The inflatable band is placed on the upper portion of the patient's stomach by the help of the laparoscopic surgery. Just because it involves minimum invasion, the gastric banding surgery has become one of the most popular methods of treatment. Also, it enjoys an unassailable edge over the Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery owing to the fact that it's more affordable and entails lower severity or morbidity rates. An adjustable band ensures that the treatment can be aimed at optimizing the needs of the patients. The placement of the band around the stomach means that it is smaller in size which eventually implies that you'll feel filled even with a small intake of food. Just as most other methods of laparoscopic surgery India, patients can expect to return to their normal lives very soon after the surgery.

The merits of this type (i.e. lap band) are summed up below:
* The band can be adjusted either to increase or decrease weight loss
* Since it's the most commonly performed surgery in the prominent parts of the world, patients are less scared to face the challenge
* There are very rare chances of complications arising out of malnutrition
* Most of the insurance companies cover these costs
* There is actually very little chance of dying from the operation
* Around 40 to 60 percent of body weight can be knocked off
* You can also expect to experience notable improvement in any morbid obesity related health problem
* Its reversible

However, there are some disadvantages as well. There is no overwhelming demerit of this surgery, yet it's better to be aware of them:
* Minor chances of stomach slippage that might require modification surgery
* Weight loss is primarily dependent on follow-up treatment
* Minor chances of band erosion that might require modification surgery

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