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Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery at Indian hospitals attracts patients from all across the countries including Nigeria for the reason of having them at low cost. These medical treatments have become a very good option for people who want to have affordability with quality. Medical tourism in India offers complete wellness journey for your various medical treatments and surgeries including your Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery and its primary aim is to facilitate the highest quality of medical service in India with patient care at a cost which is affordable. In India, the hospitals catering the best medical treatments are based at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. These are equipped with best state of art facilities. Medical tourism manages every detail to ensure their experience is safe and comfortable, with the highest standards of both medical and non-medical services. Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is provided to meet each patients specific needs including geographical location.
What is Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery?
Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery is an adjustable gastric banding procedure for obesity which involves placing an adjustable band around the connection between the food pipe and stomach to restrict the amount of food an individual can consume at one time. Since it is adjustable, the band can gradually be tightened by the physician during office visits, allowing individuals to use it as a tool to change their eating behaviors and lose weight. The procedure of Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery is intended to help patients reach a healthier weight in order to lead more mobile and active lives. Obesity is a chronic disease that affects more than 60 million Americans over the age of 20. It affects every organ system in the body and can cause major illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, acid reflux disease and degenerative joint disease.
Laparoscopic Gastric banding operation
In Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery has a gastric band device is introduced through tiny (1cm) incisions in the abdomen and is placed around the upper part of the stomach. The resulting pouch (or the "new stomach") dramatically reduces the functional capacity of the stomach. The band has a balloon from the inside that is adjustable and can reduce stoma size, thus prolonging the period of fullness. The operation is performed under general anesthesia and can last between 30 minutes and 1 hour. The Band is fitted around the uppermost part of the stomach, forming a 15cc small pouch. It is designed so that it can be inflated or deflated at any time after the operation. This helps the patient continually lose weight until they reach their goals. The restriction takes place in the radiology suite and normally takes 15 minutes. This simple procedure is painless. They inject saline into a port placed under the skin in the wall of the stomach. The tube that comes off of the band leads to the port.
Before Laparoscopic Gastric banding Procedure
Your surgeon will ask you to have tests before carrying out the Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery and visits with your other health care providers before you have this surgery. Some of these are:
A complete physical exam.
Blood tests, ultrasound of your gallbladder, and other tests to make sure you are healthy enough to have surgery.
Visits with your doctor to make sure other medical problems you may have, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart or lung problems, are under control
Nutritional counseling.
Classes to help you learn what happens during the surgery, what you should expect afterward, and what risks or problems may occur afterward.
Visit with a mental health provider to make sure you are emotionally ready for major surgery. You must be able to make major changes in your lifestyle after surgery.
If you are a smoker, you should stop smoking several weeks before Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery and not start smoking again after surgery. Smoking slows recovery and increases the risks of problems. Tell your doctor or nurse if you need help quitting.
Always tell your doctor or nurse:
If you are or might be pregnant.
What drugs, vitamins, herbs, and other supplements you are taking, even ones you bought without a prescription.
During the week before your Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery:
You may be asked to stop taking aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), vitamin E, Warfarin (Coumadin), and any other drugs that make it hard for your blood to clot.
Ask your doctor which drugs you should still take on the day of your surgery.
On the day of your surgery:
Do not eat or drink anything after midnight the night before your surgery.
Take the drugs your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
Your doctor or nurse will tell you when to arrive at the hospital.
After the Procedure
You will probably go home the day after the Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery. Many patients are able to return to work and begin their normal activities 1 or 2 days after going home. The band around your stomach is filled with saline (saltwater). It is connected to a container that is placed under your skin in your upper belly. Your surgeon can make the band tighter or looser by increasing or decreasing the amount of saline in the band. To do this, your surgeon will insert a needle through your skin into an access port in the container.
Your surgeon can make the band tighter or looser any time after you have this surgery. It may be tightened or loosened if you are:
Not losing enough weight
Having problems eating
Vomiting after you eat
Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery risks
Breakdown of the pouch, which would require another surgery to repair it
The opening between your stomach pouch and the small intestine may get narrower. This may require another surgery.
Anemia from low iron or vitamin B12 levels
Low calcium levels, which can cause early osteoporosis or other bone disorders
Gallstones and gallbladder attacks, which occur more often when you lose weight quickly.
Gastritis (inflamed stomach lining), heartburn, or stomach ulcers
Poor nutrition
Vomiting from eating more than your stomach pouch can hold
Dumping syndrome. This is when the contents in your stomach move through your small intestine quickly. This causes discomfort and poor nutrition.
Incisional hernia, which is much more common when an open procedure is done. An incisional hernia is a bulging of tissue through the site of your incision.
Why India?
Every year many people from all over the world travel to India for various medical treatments including Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery. In the United States alone there are only about 40 lakh people without health insurance or to wait long to get the surgery appointment with their doctor so many of them, traveling to India to meet international quality and low cost of medical treatment with confidence. The Indian surgeons of Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery are world class medical professionals and accredited by premier medical universities both India and abroad having huge experience of dealing any case. While the medical amenities required for Laparoscopic Gastric banding surgery are present in India in the best form making the success ration high.
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