Lap Band for Weight Loss
There are many disadvantages of obesity and more so if you are extremely obese (if your BMI is more than 40). Main disadvantages are cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, and all related diseases and a social stigma and inability to socialize normally. There are many weight loss strategies that are available for an obese person to reduce weight. But all have there advantages and disadvantages and no plan is 100% successful. Most commonly followed strategy is regular physical exercise and a strict diet plan with very low calorie but that supplies all the essential nutrients. There are other strategies like lap band surgery or laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery and also many dietary formulas with nutrients that are claimed to be very useful in reducing weight in obese and overweight people.
Lap band surgery or laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery is placement of a restrictive device by bariatric surgery meant for obese people whose BMI is more than 40 to loss weight. The restrictive gastric band is place around top portion of stomach. The restrictive band is a silicon inflatable prosthetic device. Lap band surgery is also done in case of obese people with BMI between 35 to 40 if they have certain cardiovascular and other comorbid conditions like diabetes, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, metabolic abnormalities etc.
There are many successful lap band stories throughout the world. Many users of lap band surgery claim it to be excellent procedure for weight loss and maintenance of lost weight. But it depends on the user also, how he changes his lifestyle in terms of food habits. After surgery the patient has to reduce the food intake and also take small feeds more frequently, adjusting to personal requirement and the goal of weight he sets for himself.