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The newest and only global device with FDA approval is the gastric banding system, a surgical procedure for morbid. It is good for weight loss as it reduces the stomach’s capacity and so reduces food amount of food that can be consumed. Since 1993, when the gastric banding procedure was first performed, there have been more than 180,000 operations globally.

Here are some of the reasons why Gastric Banding has shown to be one of the best surgical weight loss procedures

Minimally Invasive Approach

Surgeons duriing the gastric banding operation, use a laprascopic techique by the use of small incisions with long surgicall instruments. An inflatable silicone gastric band is attached to the upper stomach which looks a bit like a wrist watch, which forms a small pouch regulating the amount of food that can be consumed. The effect from the band is that the patient will feel a sense of fullness on a small amount of food.

Least Traumatic Gastric Procedure

As the Gastric banding system does not involve cutting and stapling or stomach re-routing it is considered the less traumatic form of gastric surgery. The bonus is a reduced post-operative discomfort as the procedure is laparoscopic in technique. Stays in hospitals are shortened and the recovery time is much swifter. In future, if successfull, the gastric band can be removed with the stomach likely to return to a normal state.

Adjustable Treatment

All other gastric surgeries are not adjustable. Ganding banding is versatile because the band can be adjusted to suit the needs of the patient. The diameter of the band is adjustable for a customized weight-loss rate to suit the individual. A patient’s individual needs can vary a lot as the weight loss begins to happen. Example, for pregnant patients, they can expand their banding to accommodate a growing baby. Likewise, a patient not seeing significant loss of weight can have their band adjusted and tightened.

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