A thorough evaluation
of the patient is necessary, including an interview
with the parents. The teenager
needs to understand the procedure and how it works.
Psychological, nutritional and pre-operative assessments
are performed prior to surgery. Surgery is, as
always, performed under the strictest guidelines
for safety.
The
Lap Band gives new hope to those who have weight
gain after bypass surgery!
Our team can place the Lap
Band over a previously failed weight loss surgery
with very good results. The objective is to place
the Lap Band around the highest part of the stomach
and restrict the ability to overeat. Patients
regain early satiety and fullness after eating,
which in turn results in weight loss.
You may be a candidate if you
have previous weight loss surgery (Gastric By-Pass,
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty) and the following:
 Loss
of early satiety, ability to eat more and less
restriction.
Weight
gain after initial weight loss
Unsatisfactory
weight loss after initial surgery |
