When a person is overweight, there are a number of illnesses that a person could get including high blood pressure, sleep apnea, type 2 diabetes and many more. Most of these illnesses are hard to treat when a person’s health is not on the right path. With the lap band surgery, a patient will lose weight and help stabilize these illnesses. In fact, it may seem that losing weight has helped to possibly cure them. A cure for obesity and a possible high blood pressure cure is found in the lap band surgery.

The lap band is an adjustable band that is placed around the upper part of the stomach, creating a small upper-pouch that will work as a new smaller stomach. This new pouch will help the patient feel full faster and stay full for a longer period of time. This adjustable band will help the patient lose weight and feel healthier. For a person who is overweight or obese, losing as little as 5-10lbs reduces the risk for some diseases, particularly heart disease. Weight loss can result in lower blood pressure, lower blood sugar, and improved cholesterol levels.

The lap band procedure takes no more than 60 minutes to complete and it has the fastest recovery time of any other weight loss surgery performed in the United States. During the procedure, the surgeon will position the band and then position the port. The port is connected to the silicone band, but is placed under the first few layers of the skin in the abdomen. This port makes it easy for the surgeon to come back in the following weeks and adjust the band to fit the patient’s needs. If the patient feels they are over eating and still get hungry within a few hours the surgeon will adjust the band through the port. The doctor will use a small needle and inject saline into the silicone adjustable band through the port. The sensation is similar to that of having one’s blood drawn. Some doctors do adjustments by feeling for the port with their fingers over the abdomen while others use an ultrasound or x-ray.

A person with the lap band may benefit from weight loss, especially if he or she has other health risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, and heart disease. The average lap band patient loses 1-2 pounds per week consistently, but heavier patients often lose faster in the beginning. This comes to roughly 48 to 99 pounds the first year for most band patients. When considering other weight loss surgeries, tt is important to keep in mind that while most of the gastric bypass patients drop the weight faster in the beginning, some studies have found that lap band patients will have the same percentage of excess weight loss after a couple of years. The procedure tends to encourage better eating habits which, in turn, helps in producing long term weight stability.

The average lap band price in the United States can range from $15,000-$18,000. The lap band cost depends in the facility, lap band doctor you choose, and if the procedure will be done as an inpatient or outpatient procedure. Not all insurance covers bariatric procedures, but the surgery should be covered by most PPO insurances. If an insurance plan doesn’t cover bariatric procedures for weight loss, most facilities offer medical financing options through companies like Care Credit.

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