Gastric Band Surgery

Gastric Band procedure is a form of surgery to assist in weight loss surgical treatment. The procedure assists patients in controlling their eating habits to reduce body weight steadily and sustainably. It is gaining popularity among patients who find that dieting and exercising do not work for them in losing body weight.

A soft and flexible ring will be positioned at the upper stomach to form a new smaller stomach. With this, a person cannot eat large quantities of food because of the size restriction of the new stomach, which helps the individual to be fuller and hence consume lesser calories. The surgery does not involve removing any parts of the body such as the stomach and the intestines.