What Is Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery

By Ronald Patterson


For those individuals who struggle with their weight and are also at a high risk of contracting other illnesses because of their weight, then their doctor might recommend them to get the gastric banding surgery done. Laparoscopic weight loss surgery is another name for gastric banding and you can get it done quite easily if you live in New York.

The way it works is that a band is put across which helps in limiting the amount of food you can eat at a single time. This type of surgery is done very commonly all around the world and the reason behind calling is laparoscopic is that the camera which is used to see inside the stomach is named as laparoscopic.

Usually, those people who are at risk and are severely obese are offered this type of surgery. But, these days many people get it done on their own just because they think it will help them to get in good shape. Although this procedure might be a good option for you but your doctor will always ask you to start off with maintaining a balanced diet and good exercise routine.

It should not be considered as a quick fix to tackle obesity because in reality, your life would be changed completely. Even after the surgery, you will have to exercise on a regular basis and eat healthy as well. Otherwise you may develop certain complications.

To identify who should get this treatment done, doctors would normally look at the current body weight of their patients and their BMI. Usually if a person's BMI is more than 40, he will be advised to consider this treatment. In terms of weight, if a male is 100 kg over weight and a female is 80 kg over weight then they could be considered for undergoing this treatment.

With every procedure, there are some risks involved therefore, make sure you are aware of all of them so that if anything goes wrong you could get it under control. To avoid any complications afterwards, your doctor would run a few important tests prior to the procedure to ensure you are physically fit to undergo this particular surgery.

It is the responsibility of your doctor to explain the whole process so that you know what would exactly happened. On the day of surgery, you would be advised not to eat or drink anything apart from medications given by the doctor. During the procedure, the stomach needs to remain empty and clean so this is the reason why you should abstain from consuming anything a night before the operation.

Normally, the patient is discharged on the same day of his operating if everything goes smoothly and according to the desired plan. You may resume your normal day to day activities after a day or two when you start to feel a bit better but try to abstain from heavy physical activities for a week or so. You have to remain careful in what you eat and strictly follow the diet plan given by the hospital.




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