Bariatric Surgery Clinics Mexico

Gastric banding, also known as lap banding, is a procedure which aims to make you feel full after eating a small portion of food. It works by restricting the capacity of your stomach, so that you eat less and, over time, lose weight. Tijuana: $4500-$5400 Cancun: $5500

Gastric banding means that a band will be put into your stomach that will restrict its capacity to take in a lot of food. It is a very popular way of losing weight and can be performed laparoscopically which basically means that the surgeon will make small incisions instead of a large one. Gastric band surgery helps to lose weight by restricting the upper part of your stomach so you feel full by eating a lot less, and though you will eat less you´ll lose weight but will not feel hungry. The gastric band can be adjustable so it allows your surgeon to change the tightness of it. It is reversible as well, so when you are done with the dieting, you just have it removed.

Gastric bypass is performed for various reasons like morbid obesity, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus. The other medical conditions for which gastric bypass surgery is recommended are coronary heart disease and obstructive sleep apnea. However, this surgical procedure is mainly performed to help in weight loss. This consequently improves health of patients suffering from coronary artery disease and other medical conditions resulting from morbid obesity.

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The Lap Band System, also known as laparoscopic gastric banding, is an innovative surgical treatment developed to help you achieve significant reduction in excess body weight. Of all the surgical procedures for reducing the capacity of the stomach, laparoscopic banding is the least invasive. The Lap Band System is unique because the band’s diameter is adjustable to meet each patient's individual needs. Other procedures permanently alter the size of the stomach. The name "Lap Band" is an abbreviated and trademarked combination of the words representing the surgical technique and the product employed in this method (“Lap” from laparoscopic and "Band" from gastric band). Using Lap Band, Mexico / Mexicali  Dr. Alberto Aceves has helped more than 2500 patients achieve their weight loss goals. How does the Lap Band System work? The Lap Band System's silicone elastomer band is placed around the upper part of the stomach to create a new small stomach pouch which can hold only a small amount of food. The larger part of the stomach is below the band. The stoma (stomach outlet) controlled by the band between the two parts slows down the passage of food from the upper to the lower part of the stomach. This results in an earlier and longer-lasting feeling of satiety (fullness). To modify the size of the stoma, the inner surface of the band can be adjusted by adding or removing (inflating or deflating) saline, a salty solution similar to fluids found in the body. The band is connected by tubing to a reservoir which is placed well beneath the skin during surgery. After the operation, the surgeon can control the amount of saline in the band by piercing the reservoir with a fine needle through the skin. If the band is too loose and weight loss is insufficient, the stoma size can be reduced by adding more saline. If the band is too tight, the surgeon will remove some saline. This can be done in a clinic or radiology departmen