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Some facts about Lap-Band® surgery failure

We all want to hear good things and we don’t want to talk or listen about negative part. And that’s why most of us don’t accept or realize that Lap-Band® surgery is not successful for everyone. Study over this shows that Lap-Band® surgery failure is with most of patients. Before opting for this surgery we should know about the pro and cons of this surgery. Failure define that you are not getting proper weight loss or regain weight after some time or getting such complications which leads for the removal of band. Failure of Lap-Band® surgery doesn’t depend on time, it may occurs at any time, 4 years….5yeras…6yeras..or anytime after surgery. Failure indicates that now your body is not supporting Lap-Band® and you are now move to either regain weight or stay with some complications.

Lap-Band® failure rates depend upon many factors. Study show that at least 60% of people that has been banded for 6 years fail with their Lap-Band® . Late complication affects more on this. About 33.1% of late complications including band erosion (9.5%), band slippage (6.3%), port related problems (7.6%), re-operation (21.7%). With the increase of time with Lap-Band® , Lap-Band® failure rate increase. Patients successfully spent time with Lap-Band® for about 2 years but as time passes, they started to get late compilations or other problem and it increase failure rate. After 18 months failure rates are 13.2%, after 3 years it is 23.8%, at 5 years 31.5% and after 7 years 36.9 years. Approx 60% of patients live happily after Lap-Band® surgery but rest of them suffer with minor or major complications and at last failure of Lap-Band® . Success rate after few years are but with less than 50% weight loss. Nowadays each year late complications are added with 3 to 4%.

There are lots of people who suffer Lap-Band® failure after 3 years of Lap-Band® surgery. When you look over the Lap-Band® failure stories, you experience how they are feeling.

“My Lap-Band® taken out Tuesday. I was tired of 2 years of hell. Now I am happy that I come out from this but I wasted my money and two years for this…..” Maria

“My band was completely unfilled due to severe reflux. After one year, I lose 40% of weight but now I started to regain. I gain more than what I lose. This is completely unpredictable for me.” … Julia chan

“I spent 5 years with Lap-Band® , pain and limitation over diet. After that it comes with complications and I removed it. Now I am back to the same BMI… Now what I say”…..Robert

It is not that Lap-Band® fails for everybody but there are some reasons which may become cause for this. If you take some point in consideration before and after Lap-Band® surgery, you would not be in the queue of such people.

What are the reasons for Lap-Band® surgery failure and how to avoid this -

• First properly know about Lap-Band® surgery. Whether you are eligible for this or not. You body condition is in situation to have surgery or not. If you are not eligible don't go for this otherwise.
• Properly follow pre-op band diet and post op Lap-Band® diet.
• Choose the experienced Lap-Band® surgeon. Don't choose inexperienced to save money. Look over the quality of band used in the operation. Choose low pressure band to avoid erosion.
• It is advised to keep distance form alcoholic beverages, coffee, tea.
• Don't choose food in your diet which is strictly prohibited which becomes the reason for late complications.
• Know about symptoms of basic complications, so that you can treat it at right time like nausea, vomiting, reflux, stoma obstruction etc. These can be treated.
• Go for Lap-Band® fill at right time.

Lap-Band® success rate is not 100%. It needs your full commitments to make it successful. You need to change your lifestyle according to your weight loss goal. Your control over eating can make Lap-Band® successful for you for lifetime and you get desired result with this. Like any other surgery, Lap-Band® surgery is also associated with failure and success, but it all depends on you how you make it.