Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Surgery in Turkey
Gastric banding is a surgical treatment for obesity. These kinds of intervention are known as bariatric surgery. The procedure constricts the stomach, so that a person feels full after eating less food than usual.
The surgeon places an adjustable silicone band around the upper part of the stomach using laparoscopy (which involves small cuts in the belly). Squeezed by the silicone band, the stomach is a pouch with an outlet of around one inch long. The stomach can hold just about an ounce of food after banding.
Laparoscopic Gastric Banding helps to remove weight by:
Restricting the amount of food your stomach holds
Limiting your body’s absorption of calories and nutrients
Changing your gut hormones, which makes you stay fuller longer, will lead to the reduction of appetite and the reversal of metabolic syndrome caused by obesity.
Benefits of Laparoscopic Gastric Banding:
- Lasting, long term results. The data show that up to 20 years after surgery, most patients maintain more than 50 percent of their excess weight loss.
- Excellent resolution of obesity-related health problems
- Maintains blood pressure
- Improves erectile dysfunction
- Decreases the risk of heart conditions
- Improves blood pressure, joint pain, diabetes, etc
- The possibility of long-term weight loss for those with obesity
- Relatively rapid recovery
- Smaller chance of wound infections and hernias after surgery
- Improved quality of life after surgery in many cases
