ADVANTAGES

• Safest procedure
• Performed laparoscopically, with fast recovery and short hospital stay
• Effective short to mid term weight loss with average of 50% excess weight out to 5 years.
• No alteration in gastro-intestinal tract

DISADVANTAGES

• Foreign body
• 10% band removal rate and hence need for further surgery
• Dietary restrictions
• Long term outcomes not known
• Requires life long follow up and band readjustments

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Laparoscopic (Lap) Banding for weight loss