Gastric banding ( Bariatric ) is a surgical procedure that involves fitting a band around the upper part of your stomach.
Procedure Time: 1-2 nights stay After
Procedure: On a liquid diet for 4 weeks
Recovery Time: Band check after 4 weeks
It is usually only recommended as a last resort for people who are morbidly obese (those with a BMI of over 40), or those with a BMI of between 30-40 who also have a condition that poses a serious health risk, such as diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), or heart disease.If you are very obese, gastric banding can be used as a way of helping you to lose weight by controlling the amount of food that you eat.
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How does gastric banding procedure work?
Once the gastric band is in place it can be adjusted externally (outside the body) at any time by a surgeon. This means the band can be made either tighter or looser, depending on the amount of food your surgeon wants to restrict you from eating.
Our surgeon can make the band tighter by adding salt water (saline) into the band. This slows down the amount of food that can pass through your stomach – meaning your stay feeling full for longer. To loosen the band, some of the salt water fluid is removed, meaning food passes through quicker to your digestive system. Generally, a gastric band is loose to start and then tightened when you are used to eating less food.
A gastric band is designed to remain permanently within your stomach. However, it can be removed, and in the majority of cases leaves you with no permanent changes to your stomach.
The procedure to fit a gastric band can involve a certain degree of complication, for example there is a risk of infection, and in rare cases, leaking into your stomach may occur.
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Previous patients of the Belvedere clinic have gone on, since the operation to lead a healthy, life changing future.
Research by the National Bariatric Surgery Registry revealed that operations on severely obese patients prevented or eliminate premature death, disease and disability. Type 2 diabetes cases have decreased significantly since the introduction of gastric band surgery, with the average patient shedding nearly 60% of excess body weight.
HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR BMI
If you know your weight and height you can try the BMI calculator on the NHS website, please use the link below
http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Healthyweightcalculator.aspx?Tag=Calculators
The categories are listed below
BMI Classification Health Risk Surgery Category
Under 18.5 Underweight Minimal n/a
18.5 – 24.9 Healthy Weight Minimal n/a
25 – 29.9 Overweight increased cosmetic
30 – 34.9 Obese High cosmetic
35 – 39.9 Severely Obese Very High medically necessary
40 & over Morbidly Obese Extremely High usually medically necessary
A person with a BMI between 35.0 – 39.9 may be eligible for weight loss surgery if they have comorbidities (medical illnesses/diseases that are either caused by or contributed to by the excess weight that can result either in significant physical disability or even death.)
Morbidly Obese: “Morbid obesity” means that a person is either 50%-100% over normal weight, more than 100 pounds over normal weight, has a BMI of 40 or higher, or is sufficiently overweight to severely interfere with health or normal function.
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What body areas can be treated with VASER Lipo ?
Cosmetic physicians have had great success in applying Vaser Lipo to various different parts of the body, including the chin, neck, face, breasts (male and female), buttocks, love handles, calves, thighs, knees and ankles. The precision nature of Vaser lipo allows application in areas traditional lipo could never reach.
How much fat can be taken? Can you treat multiple areas at once ?
One great thing about Vaser is the capacity it has to address more than one body part at a time. Only a doctor would be able to tell you how much body fat can be removed from a patient in one operation. Remember that this is not meant as a weight loss alternative. The idea behind the procedure is to create a more appealing silhouette. There may not actually be that much weight lost, but the slimmer profile is the promised reward.
How soon will I see my results? What is the recovery time ?
That depends on the extensiveness of the operation, how much fat is being removed as well as how many areas were addressed by a single procedure. Many patients have reported dynamic results within days of the procedure and many others had to wait 3 months and more. It will be important to consult a doctor before any realistic projections can be made.