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Lap Band/Gastric Banding
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Pattaya Lap Band |
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Raffles Lap Band |
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Samitivej Lap Band |
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Yanhee Lap Band |
Eat less, feel full, lose weight and feel great!
Gastric banding, also known as Lap Band Surgery, is a type of weight loss surgery where the size of your stomach is reduced using an inflatable silicone device that is placed around the top portion of the stomach, usually via laparoscopic surgery, so that you can only eat small meals.
What is involved in Gastric Banding Surgery?
Gastric banding is a relatively safe operation whereby the surgeon will place an adjustable band around the top of the stomach to create a small pouch to hold food in which food becomes trapped when it is ingested. The benefit of this is there is a smaller capacity for solid food to be held and a person will feel full more quickly. Food in the pouch is digested more slowly and so a person's sense of "fullness" can last longer after meals.
No cutting or stapling
If the thought of open surgery gives you the jitters, the lap band is a relatively safe operation with low risk of complications as it is minimally invasive. The entire operation can be done in 30min to 1 hr.
Sustainable solution to better health
Most doctors agree that weight loss is the best way to reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and even certain types of cancer. With an effective management to your appetite, studies have shown that this procedure cause an average of 23kg of weight loss at 2 years, and up to 43kg of weight loss at 5 years.
Fully Reversible
The band is removable should you decide not to have it anymore.
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