Lapband Surgery Plr Ebook

Table of Contents

1 HISTORY OF SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS PROCEDURES 4
BARIATRIC SURGERY FROM THE 1950S 4
GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURES – STOMACH STAPLING 5
PROS 5
CONS 6
MALABSORPTIVE PROCEDURES – GASTRIC BY-PASS AND BEYOND 6
PROS 7
CONS 7
COMBINATION PROCEDURES 8
PROS 8
CONS 8
LAPAROSCOPIC ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING – THE NEW GENERATION OF WEIGHT LOSS OPTIONS 9
PROS 9
CONS 9
2 LAPBAND PRE-SURGERY 11
POSSIBLE REASONS WHY YOU CAN’T LOSE WEIGHT 11
OBESITY AND HEALTH 12
COST OF LAPBAND SURGERY 13
GOOD CANDIDATES FOR LAPBAND SURGERY 14
WHEN LAPBAND ISN’T AN OPTION 15
QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR WEIGHT LOSS COUNSELOR 16
PRE-SURGERY PREPARATION 17
3 CHOOSING PROFESSIONALS YOU CAN TRUST 18
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A LAPBAND CLINIC 18
WHAT TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING A SURGEON 19
INSURANCE COVERAGE AND LAPBAND SURGERY 20
GROUPS AND MEETINGS PRE-SURGERY 21
4 THE PROCEDURE 22
THE DAY OF THE PROCEDURE – WHAT TO EXPECT 22
THE LAPBAND PROCEDURE 22
POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS AND RISKS 23
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LAPBAND 24
5 YOUR NEW DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 26
POST SURGERY CARE 26
ONGOING DIET AND NUTRITION 28
1. AVOID ALL CARBONATED BEVERAGES – FOREVER 28
2. CHEW FOOD SLOWLY AND METHODICALLY 28
3. EAT THREE SMALL MEALS AND DAY AND DON’T SKIP MEALS 28
4. EAT SLOWLY 29
5. DO NOT DRINK BEFORE OR DURING MEALS 29
6. AVOID HIGH FIBER FOODS 29
7. EAT ENOUGH PROTEIN 29
8. AVOID THE FOLLOWING FOODS 29
9. EAT HIGH QUALITY FOODS 30
10. 10. AVOID AN EATING RUT 30
REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS FOR WEIGHT LOSS GOALS 30
ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS 31
REVERSING THE PROCESS 32

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HISTORY OF SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS PROCEDURES

There are a great many reasons why both men and women, either as adults, teenagers and even senior citizens struggle with weight loss and weight maintenance. While many people simply eat incorrectly and don’t exercise enough, there are other individuals that, through no fault or lack of desire on their own part, are simply not able to lose the weight needed to maintain health. For most of these individuals that are struggling to lose 50, 70, 80 or even more than 100 pounds the prospect of simply changing eating habits and increasing exercise levels is just not enough to help them in their weight loss goals.

With modern surgical procedures, now effectively tested and researched, weigh loss for those considered morbidly obese is no longer just a dream or a wish; it is a reality. Morbidly obese individuals are those that weigh more than 100 pounds over healthy body weight for their age, height and size and have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 40 or more than 35 if coupled with another concurrent health condition.

In addition even those that are not morbidly obese but are overweight by more than 40 pounds and/or have a concurrent medical condition can now elect to have lapband surgery. Although this surgery is not often covered by insurance, recent advances have made it much more reasonable even for private pay.

To understand the different types of weight loss surgery and how they differ it is important to take a look back into the not too distant beginnings of the procedure. Each individual surgery type has its own advantages and potential risks and prospective patients should definitely know as much as possible about each weight loss option.