Who is concerned?

The adjustable gastric band surgery is for patients with extra fat mass in their body for more then 5 years, and they tried every kind of diet but with no success

The typical candidates for this surgery:

• aged between 18 et 65 years old
• they have a severe obesity with a BMI (body mass index) between 35 and 50kg/m²    calculate your BMI
• ready to change their life hygiene
• who does not consume excessively alcohol or height calories drinks

The surgery:

This surgery is done via laparoscopy

Time for the surgery:

To place the gastric band it takes about one hour

Anaesthesia :

It should be necessarily with the classic general anaesthesia

The duration of the clinic staying :

Between 24 and 48 hours

The surgery description:

The gastric band is placed in the top portion of the stomach, witch create 2 parts
This basic enables to slow the food passage.
And when the upper pouch is full the patient feel full too, the result is a small quantity of food without feeling hungry this is the aim of the restrictive surgeries

Post operative:
The adjustment of the gastric band is done by the surgeon or the radiologist via a small access placed just under the skin with a simple solution every time the weight loss is stabilized

Break from work :

The return to a normal activity is possible within 3 or 4 day

Result :

The aim of this surgery is reversible and allow to loose 60% of the extra weigh progressively and over 18 months
Price of a gastric band :

The price of a gastric band, with the flight, is about 4200 Euros