After you have completed your gastric banding surgery your band will be empty up to 6 weeks to allow the surgery to heal and the band to adhere firmly to the stomach. Some people will lose weight during this phase but some do not. So don’t worry in you do not.
Adjustments or fills to the [...]

Certain foods are not tolerated very well after Gastric Banding Surgery and may block the stomach which results in you vomiting. This can be very individual as not any two people are alike and some foods cause a problem for one gastric banding patient, but not the next.
Vegetables and fruits that contain stringy fibres are [...]

In the UK Gastric banding is only usually only available though the National Health Service (NHS) if you meet the requirements set out below:

You are aged 18 or over.
You have tried all conventional methods of weight loss, like exercise and diet, but have failed to lose any significant amount of weight.
You don’t have any medical [...]