Sunday, May 13, 2018

Important Information On Lapband Surgery

By Sharon Cox


As a matter of fact, a good number of individuals around the globe are suffering from obesity and conditions related to obesity. This has led to them trying many mechanisms, medications, techniques, and ways of dealing with the condition. Mostly, dietary, behavior, and lifestyle adjustments and changes are the main areas where they concentrate on. However, there is a surgical process which when administered to a patient, the healing occurs in short period of time. This operation is known as lapband surgery and has gained popularity in the recent past for dealing with obese conditions.

The operation is also referred to gastric banding. Through the use of a laparoscope, the doctor puts an adjustable band which is placed along the stomach upper side. The special band is manufactured using silicone and it can be adjusted to looseness or tightness. When you are making the band tight you add some saline into it until it is full. There is a special port that is connected to the band to make a filling of saline convenient.

The goal of this operation is to make the stomach smaller in a way that only allows the individual to hold very little food. Passage of the food in the intestines is also improved. After the procedure the brain can convey signals to your stomachs which alert you to stop eating since you are satisfied. This ensures you take little food. The band makes a small pouch in your stomach where the conveyance of signals occurs.

To know whether you are an ideal candidate for the procedure the first process is to weigh the kilos. Individuals weighing over 45 kilos past the right weight can undergo the process. Apart from weight reduction, the process can go a long way in helping people who have diabetes and high blood pressure among other weight-related diseases.

The medical practitioner or the surgeon should access information on the mechanisms you have undertaken to reduce weight before he can commence the operation. The age limit is also considered as children under the eighteen years are not allowed to undergo the procedure. It also needs patient contribution by avoiding such activities like taking alcohol or some drugs as well as adjusting lifestyle and diet.

The doctor should also enlighten the patient on the method and give all the necessary information needed for him to decide. They are also supposed to address the emotions of the patient so that stability is gained. This information sharing is important as the doctor can understand issues like ulcers and other intestinal related conditions. This enables the doctor to have a review and observation of the condition before he can administer the procedure.

It is always advisable to reduce some kilos prior to going for the operation. With little weight, the success rate is higher. If a patient is completely obese this operation cannot be ideal. Risks of the process in extremely obese people are high. The surgeon takes a period not exceeding 2 hours when conducting the operation.

This in most cases makes the doctors fail to administer the procedure to the patients. Anesthesia is used to eliminate pain. It is also a laparoscopic procedure which makes the patient not to have visible scars. It also comes with dietary adjustments.




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