The adjustable gastric band is a type of bariatric surgery where a splint is placed that squeezes the stomach, makes it shrink in size and helps the person eat less and lose up to 40% of their excess weight. This surgery is rapid, hospital stay is brief and recovery is less painful than other bariatric weight loss surgeries.
This surgery is usually indicated for people with a BMI greater than 40 or people with a BMI greater than 35 and with an associated condition, such as high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes, for example.
- The value of surgery for the installation of an adjustable gastric band can range from 17.
- 000 to 30.
- 000 reais.
- And can be performed in hospitals or private clinics.
In addition, some insurance companies can secure some or all of the surgery, as the case may be, however, this is a long process, as the individual must do several tests and is performed only on people who are morbidly obese with chronic complications and who are unable to lose weight with other measures.
The adjustable gastric band for weight loss is a surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia that lasts on average from 35 minutes to 1 hour and the person can stay in the hospital for 1 day to 3 days.
The placement of the adjustable gastric band for weight loss is done by laparoscopy, which is a procedure that requires holes in the patient’s abdominal area and where the equipment that will help the doctor perform the surgery passes.
This stomach surgery involves
The surgeon monitors each stage of the surgery on a computer screen, when a microchamber is inserted into the stomach and surgery is performed by laparoscopy.
Installing a gastric band has several benefits for patients, including:
Compared to other weight loss surgeries, the gastric band has several benefits, however, it is important that the patient, after surgery, adopts a healthy lifestyle, eats healthily and exercises regularly.