Discover Why the Lap Band Surgery San Antonio based BMI of Texas Offers is So Popular

The BMI of Texas team is the Lap Band Surgery San Antonio leader in Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding.

Your understanding of the lap band surgery San Antonio bariatric leaders, BMI of Texas, offers is critical to making a well-informed weight loss surgery decision. Laparoscopic adjustable banding utilizes a band, a “belt” with a balloon on the inside. It is placed around the upper part of the stomach creating a small “pouch”. The band works by restricting intake. It makes you feel full after eating only a small amount of food. There is no removing or re-plumbing of the intestines, though having laparoscopic band surgery means that the band must be adjusted on a regular basis to be successful. The band is put in “empty” and is progressively tightened to increase restriction and allow for more weight loss.

There are two different types of bands available today. The LAP-BAND has been used in the United States for several years now. The REALIZE Band, which is the most commonly used band in Europe, was approved by the FDA in 2007. They are very similar in nature. Dr. Seger and Dr. Duperier prefer to use the REALIZE Band. It is a soft, low pressure band, and it has a very nice web-based support system called RealizeMySuccess.com, which allows patients a way to “stay connected” to their band and their surgeon.

Our patients have had wonderful success with the Adjustable Gastric Banding procedure. We would love to share their stories with you using our Media Center, as well as show you what a real LAP-BAND and REALIZE Band procedure looks like! We also feel it is equally important for patients to understand how simple a band fill is. Please click here to watch Dr. Duperier perform a laparoscopic adjustable banding fill.

What to expect with the Band after laparoscopic band surgery
Almost all patients who have lap band surgery are able to go home the same day. In other words, this is considered outpatient, or “same-day” or “in and out” surgery. After the band, we ask you to stay on a liquid diet for 2-3 weeks after surgery. This allows the band to set into place. Remember, we will plan on starting your adjustments around 3 weeks after surgery.

Adjustments: Adjustments or “fills” are done every 3-4 weeks after your operation until you achieve the “right fit”. Remember that the “right fit” may be a moving target because your stomach may shrink as you do. The stomach can also get used to a certain level of tightness, so what seems tight at 2 months may feel loose at 6 months. It is critically important that you honor your commitment to yourself and the band and keep those monthly appointments. After the first year, we are usually able to space these out after you have developed a relationship with your band. Using the website Realizemysuccess.com will greatly help you in this process. We are finding that our patients who use the site regularly are losing more weight than those patients who do not.

If you would like to learn more about the top lap band surgery San Antonio offers with renowned bariatric surgeons at BMI of Texas, please call us to learn about your options.

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