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In this procedure the capacity of the stomach is made smaller by placing an adjustable band around the upper part of the stomach. No cutting or stapling is required to create division between the upper stomach pouch and lower stomach. You achieve the feeling of satiety (fullness) when the small stomach pouch above the band is full. The result: Food intake is limited. The band, unlike the stomach stapling or bypass, is designed to be adjusted as your situation requires.

It is a Laparoscopic Procedure: Of all the operations for severe obesity, the Gastric Band System method is considered to be the least traumatic. The operation can usually be performed using laparoscopy (using small incisions and long instruments rather than a single large incision).

Placing the band around the upper portion of the stomach

The band closed around the upper portion of the stomach

Accessing the port for adjustments

The band limiting food passing through

The procedure requires no cutting or stapling of the stomach.

• Adjustability: In many cases, no follow-up operation is necessary to modify the diameter of the stomach.
• Avoids irreversible damage: If the gastric band needs to be removed for any reason, the stomach generally returns to its original form.
• Reduced hospital stay: Patients normally leave the hospital within 23 hours of the laparoscopic operation.
• Quicker recovery: After the laparoscopic procedure, patients usually resume normal activities within a week, if there are no complications.
  

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