LAP-BAND system for weight loss [sponsored post]

I've been working on a series of articles for my diet blog that look at weight loss systems and recently I wrote an article on the LAP-BAND® System. I was rather surprised by what I found out. Studies have shown that the LAP-BAND® System is significantly more effective in treatment of significant obesity than nonsurgical alternatives such as very-low-calorie diets, pharmacotherapy, and lifestyle changes.

One study of 80 subjects, conducted in 2006 by the Monash University Medical School in Melbourne, Australia, showed that surgical treatment using laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding performed significantly better than nonsurgical alternatives in the level of weight loss, improvement in quality of life, and resolving the metabolic syndrome.

The study divided the subjects into two groups of 40 subjects each and showed that the surgical group had a weight loss of 21.6% of initial weight, 87.2% of excess weight. The nonsurgical group showed weight loss of 5.5% of initial weight and 21.8% of excess weight. Metabolic syndrome was initially present in 15 (38%) patients in each group, after 24 months it was present in 1 (3%) of the surgical subjects, 8 (24%) nonsurgical subjects. Quality of life was also significantly improves in the surgical (8 of 8 subscores) as opposed to the nonsurgical (3 of 8 subscores) group.

Today there are a number of facilities that specialize in surgical weight-loss through the use of the Lap band system, including the fast growing network of Journey Lite surgical facilities. Journey Lite has highly skilled and experienced bariatric surgeons and a team of healthcare professionals that are dedicated to providing the safest and least invasive surgical weight-loss solution and the most comprehensive support programs available today. They provide total follow-up care support system to assist patients that have undergone the LAP-BAND® procedure.

If you are considering the use of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding to assist you in significant weight loss you should consult your doctor to find out if the LAP-BAND® procedure is right for you. The LAP-BAND® procedure is intended for severely obese patients with Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 40, those with a BMI of at least 35 with one or more severe conditions in addition to the obesity, or those who are 100 lbs. or more over their estimated ideal weight. There are multiple reasons why a patient that meets the above criteria may otherwise be unsuited to the LAP-BAND® procedure, including the presence of severe cardiopulmonary diseases, inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, or patients who have exhibited a pain intolerance to implanted devices.




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