An individual is an ideal candidate for Lap Gastric Banding surgery if one is morbidly obese and have obesity - related health problems that significantly interfere with employment, physical mobility or family function, if a person's Body Mass Index (BMI) is above 35 and he / she is suffering from diabetes, or any other serious obesity-related co morbidity condition such as heart disease, severe sleep apnea, respiratory insufficiency, and heart burn- reflux disease etc. If obese woman / men have a mind-set in making to make long term, positive lifestyle and behavioral changes to the diet and exercise routine to manage body weight and are also committed to life long medical follow up, then that male / female is a good candidate for Adjustable Gastric Lap band- AGB procedure. The pre-surgery preparations include individual or group counseling therapy and screening, a low-energy liquid diet for 3 - 4 weeks prior to the surgery to minimize surgical risks.

Gastric Banding- Gastric banding procedure for morbid obesity management was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2001. Gastric Banding is a restrictive weight loss surgery procedure promoting weight reduction by decreasing food intake. Gastric Band surgery is adjustable and completely reversible (removable band) procedure performed by a Bariatric surgeon laparoscopically or through key hole route using 5 small skin incisions under general Anesthesia. A hollow silicone band or ring with inflatable balloon fitted on the inside is wrapped around the upper part of the stomach to create a small stomach. Small quantity of food can fill up the small stomach providing satisfaction/satiety to the person. After gastric band placement, the narrow outlet of this small stomach delays progression of food into intestine – obese person feels full for longer period. The procedure takes 60 – 90 minutes and the expected hospital inpatient stay is for 2days.

Post-operative recovery and recuperation time in India required would be a stay of 5 - 6 days after the Lap Gastric banding surgery. An obesity dietician prescribed dietary advice consisting primarily of liquids diet initially for 4 weeks and then later followed by small portions of low energy healthy foods as a part of multiple small meals and snacks is required for the first 6 weeks after the surgery before returning back to the normal diet. Very light physical activities can be resumed within 4 days and the bariatric patients can usually return back to work within 18 days.

GASTRIC BAND Adjustments- Adjusting the size of the opening between the two parts of the stomach controls the amount of food to pass from the smaller upper to the larger lower part of the stomach. This opening between the two parts of the stomach can easily be decreased or increased, by injecting- inflating or removing saline- deflating from the band. The general surgeon or Nurse Practitioner can later control the amount of saline in the band by piercing the reservoir through the skin with a fine needle as an outpatient procedure of 20 minutes. Being able to adjust the band is a unique feature of the GASTRIC LAP-BAND system and is a normal part of the follow-up treatment by which the weight loss can be controlled.

Benefits of LAP-BAND- It is because of the Gastric Lap Bands which being removable, adjustable and not permanently altering the anatomy, it provides a viable option for patients with excessive fat who may not otherwise consider bariatric surgeries for treatment of their obesity. Significant advantages include a shorter hospital stay and no effects on the absorption of nutrients.

Expected Weight Loss- This weight loss program or weight reduction plan is not for faster weight management systems. The estimated weight loss is approximately 40 - 50% of an individual’s excess weight, to be achieved over 2 years.

Medical risks, Complications and side effects of Gastric lap band Obesity weight loss surgery treatment are minimal but may include nausea, gastric reflux, vomiting, band slippage or dilation, poor esophageal functionality, digestive and absorptive irregularities initially, constipation, diarrhea, stoma obstruction, difficulty in swallowing, band or port reservoir problems and fatality.

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Gastric Banding Cost FAQs

Please provide more information on a best discounted price cost quote for minimally invasive access Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery procedure at good hospitals in India, facilitated by Life Smile Health care?

The discounted cost of adjustable Laparoscopy Gastric Banding surgery facilitated by Life Smile health care at the top rated best hospitals in India is USD $ 5490 including the cost discounts for US FDA approved band.

Please provide detailed information on the features included in this low cost, affordable Laparoscopic gastric band surgery for the weight loss medical treatment of morbid obesity facilitated at the advanced modern hospital facilities in India. What is included in this cost discounts of USD 5490 for key hole gastric banding surgery procedure?

Life Smile health care facilitates the inexpensive, low priced Lap Gastric banding surgery procedure at the best equipped modern private hospitals in India for USD 5490. This pay-less cost would include: Procedure cost, Bariatric Weight Loss surgeon's fee, Laparoscopy surgery team fee, Anesthetist’s fee, Dietitian fee, Operation suite fee, Post-operative private room (Air Conditioned) hospital stay for 02 days with one attendant / companion, Medications, nursing, meals and laundry during hospital stay, Procedure material / consumables and drugs costs during hospital inpatient stay and the cost of US FDA approved gastric band.

I wanted to find some information on the total stay required at the hospital and in India for
the Lap Gastric band surgery providing weight Loss surgery solutions for morbid obesity cure?

Visiting India for Lap Gastric band Surgery would require a minimum total stay of 08 days including 02 days of the post-surgery in-patient stay at the hospital.

How can Life Smile facilitate and offer such low and convenient health care costs with the world-class Healthcare providers in India?

Firstly, the clients of Life Smile health care get privilege of best cost pricing from the top hospitals in India, secondly, due to the favorable currency exchange rates a good price is ensured, thirdly, in India the Healthcare professionals / providers have to pay very less for the practice Insurance in comparison to their counterparts in other countries. Then, the labor costs in India are low in comparison to the developed economies. Finally, India is the world's largest exporter of the quality Bulk Drugs therefore the cost of the high quality medicine is cheaper.

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