What is the LAP-BAND® System Procedure?
The LAP-BAND® System procedure reduces the capacity of the stomach to approximately the size of a thumb, by looping a silicone band around the very top portion of the stomach. This surgery creates a small stomach pouch, without bypassing any of the intestine, as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery does. The silicone band is anchored to the stomach by suturing the stomach over the top of the band. A small port is attached to the band and is positioned inside the body, between the lowest left rib and the left hip. The port will be used in the office by the surgeon, to adjust the opening of the band. The surgeon will access the port by putting a needle through your skin and into the port. Accessing the port does not hurt and does not require anesthesia or pain medication. The LAP-BAND® System procedure is done in the operating room, under general anesthesia. It requires a one- to two-day hospital stay.
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