Gastric Band Surgery

The Gastric Band is adjustable,

Yes, the gastric band Surgery is adjustable, this enables the Practitioner to either inflate the band to tighten it or deflate it to loosen the band to help the patient achieve a level of food he/she consumes while maintaining a healthy diet and support a patient’s long-term weight loss success.
The gastric band is inflated with a saline solution to tighten it or can be deflated by extracting a small amount of saline solution to loosen it over a period of time to change the size of the stomach pouch the band has created. Patients who have the Adjustable Gastric band fitted are more able to achieve good weight loss results because the practitioner is able to monitor and adjust how much food the Patient consumes. This is good for the patient as it encourages them to maintain the diets recommended by the Practitioners, and the Practitioners like it because it allows them to monitor the patient’s progress over time.

The entire procedure is done laparoscopically in the Hospital Jacques Monod, where laparoscopes are used by the Surgeons to gain access through the abdominal wall through small surgical incisions.

Benefits of Gastric Band Surgery at Hospital Jacques Monod in France

• It is considered to be a relatively safe surgery
• No cutting or stapling of the stomach
• Shorter hospital stay (usually 1 overnight stay)
• Fast recovery time
• Adjustable with no further surgery required
• No malabsorption issues, (no intestines are bypassed)
• Fewer post-operative complications.
• Can be removed when no longer required