Lap gastric banding

Gastric Band Surgery is a less permanent procedure where a band is placed around the stomach to help make a small pouch that digests food. The Gastric Band is actually the device that is put around the stomach to help create a smaller pouch that will hold the person’s food. During a Gastric Band Surgery, the rest of the stomach is left intact. Two separate pouches are made in total. The small upper pouch that holds the person’s food, and the larger, lower pouch that is cut off from the upper pouch. The small intestine is also left intact to help allow complete digestion of the food that the person consumes. The band can be adjusted to make a bigger or smaller upper pouch as the person loses weight. This is generally a Laparoscopic Surgery that can be performed under general anesthesia. The surgeon will make 1-5 small incisions in the stomach, so they can insert a camera inside to see where they are tying off the smaller food pouch.

A Gastric Band Surgery is generally an option only for the morbidly obese who are at least 100 pounds over their “recommended” weight based on their height. These people generally have a BMI of at least 40% or higher. After this procedure, the patient will fill up after consuming a much smaller amount of food. The average-size pouch will hold about 1 cup of food, versus the average stomach that holds about 4 cups of food. There is no cutting or stapling involved in any part of the Laparoscopic Banding procedure.

Someone can generally expect a Gastric Band Cost In India to come in at around $7000. The same procedure in the US can cost around $15,000, even for a laparoscopic procedure. Many individuals seeking Gastric Bypass Surgery or a Gastric Band will become medical tourists to countries such as India to receive this treatment at a price they can afford.