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 [...]

Gastric Banding system is a much less complicated procedure than the other gastric(bariatric) operations. Due to there are few potential complications that are immediate after the gastric banding surgery. Saying that there are some long-term complications possible that are unique to this form of surgery. Slippage In order for the band to function properly it must be correctly [...]

Since getting approval in June 2001 by the FDA, the BioEnterics® LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System is the newest and the only device globally with FDA approval for adjustable surgical treatment for morbid obesity in the United States. It helps weight loss by reducing the capacity of the stomach, which will then reduce the amount [...]

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 [...]