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What are Lap-Band Surgery Risks?

Risks of Lap Band/Gastric Banding

• Band slippage/leakage

• Infection - 1 in 200; treated with antibiotics

• Stomach pains after meals (over-eating)

• Nutritional deficiencies during liquid diet

• Reduced weight loss due to non-compliance with post-operative dietary and exercise guidelines

• Bleeding - possible, but Dr. Spiegel has never re-operated for bleeding after Lap-Band surgery.

• Vomiting/Nausea - possible, most patients have it once or twice only if they eat too fast.

• Band slippage - 1 in 100 chance with Dr. Spiegel's patients; always fixed laparoscopically.
  Death - The nationwide death rate is 3 in 10,000 or less, which makes the Lap-Band a safer procedure than routine surgeries like hernia repair or gallbladder removal.

Benefits of the Lap-Band Surgical Procedure

• Very low risk, with 1/10th or less the chance of complications compared to gastric bypass surgery.

• This is the only surgery that is adjustable, allowing to decrease or control stomach size even many years later. This will prevent weight regain.

• Safe for pregnancy by allowing opening of the stomach size to eat more while pregnant.

• All adjustments are done with no further surgery.

• Proven to work worldwide with many doctors, surgeons and nurses undergoing the procedure themselves.

• Only surgery that is reversible, with the stomach completely returning to normal size and function if necessary for any medical condition.