Gastric Lap Band
in Mexico
Gastric Lap Band procedure is a restrictive Bariatric Surgery. This procedure will reduce the capacity of your stomach by this banding system, so you will be able to decrease your food and drink consumption, resulting in a great amount of weight loss.
The doctor makes a few incisions in your abdomen and performs the surgery through those little holes where he introduces a camera and instruments to wrap your stomach with a ring that will reduce the size of your stomach.
The Procedure
- Medications are administered for your comfort during the weight loss surgery.
- Make several small incisions on your abdomen to insert the laparoscope.
- The gastric band is placed around the upper part of the stomach and set into position with sutures.
- The port is then placed in the wall of the abdomen and sutured in place.
Recovery Time
Gastric Lap Band is a major surgery. After Gastric Lap Band surgery, you will stay at CER Hospital two nights to recover. As always, it's important that you follow the doctors orders.
- Bowel movements may be difficult or painful, this is normal.
- Sip your liquids constantly.
- Constipation is normal the first week post-operative.
- Walk as much as you can, this helps the healing process.
- Take your pain medication when you need them.
- Follow your post op diet.