The NJ LAP BAND System induces weight loss by reducing the capacity of the stomach, which restricts the amount of food that can be consumed. Since its clinical introduction in Europe in 1993, over 300,000 LAP-BAND® System devices have been sold around the world.
Advantages of LAP Band Surgery in New Jersey
- Minimally invasive surgical approach
- No intestinal re-routing, cutting or stapling of the stomach wall or bowel as with gastric bypass
- Often performed on an out-patient basis
- Small incisions and minimal scarring
- Reduced post-surgical pain, shorter hospital stay and recovery time
- Return to work/normal activities typically within a week
Fewer Risks and Side Effects
- Ten times lower short-term mortality rate than gastric bypass1
- Low risk of post-surgical nutritional deficiencies associated with gastric bypass
- Reduced risk of hair loss
- No "dumping syndrome" (food passes through the system too fast resulting in severe cramping/digestive disruption) related to dietary intake restrictions
Adjustable
- Allows for personalized steady, healthy rate of weight loss
- No additional surgery for adjustments
- Supports pregnancy by allowing for increased nutritional needs
- Surgical weight loss option specifically designed for long term weight maintenance
Effective Long Term Weight Loss
- More than 500,000 LAP-BAND® System devices distributed worldwide
- #1 selling adjustable gastric band for weight loss worldwide
- Over ten years of medical studies and academic publications follow-up
- Sets the "gold standard" of care for obesity treatment for hundreds of surgeons world-wide
Reversible
- While it is intended to be a long-term treatment, the LAP-BAND® System can be removed at any time, in some cases laparoscopically
- Stomach and other anatomy typically return to their original state/functions
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References:
- Executive Summary: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for the treatment of obesity (Update and Re-appraisal). The Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of new Interventional Procedures – Surgical (ASERNIPS) 2002; (Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery like the Lap-Band surgery, is associated with a mean short-term mortality rate of around 0.05% compared to 0.50% for Gastric Bypass and 0.31% for Vertical Banded Gastroplasty.)
