Weight Loss Surgery

Some people have tried in everyway possible to lose weight, and nothing has worked. I’m not talking about the man or woman who wants to shed a few extra pounds in order to impress the gang at the local swimming pool. I’m thinking about those unfortunate men and woman who are so overweight that their lives are at risk. These people are the ones who may need weight loss surgery.

Various doctors have practiced different forms of weight loss surgery in the past. Often, these procedures have been highly invasive and presented dangers that only added to the risk the overweight patient experienced. Fortunately, newer, less-invasive forms of weight loss surgery are now available.

Journey Lite maintains weight-loss surgical facilities in California, Florida, and Texas, and other facilities are now under development. At these locations, skilled surgeons practice a new noninvasive weight-loss procedure known as Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB). Using this procedure, a Journey Lite surgeon makes a small incision and places an adjustable gastric band around the upper part of the patient’s stomach. Once the band is in place, the patient eats less and no longer feels the constant hunger that leads to overeating and seriously overweight symptoms.

This procedure does not require the cutting, stapling, or rerouting of the stomach or intestines used in more primitive surgeries. LAGB is so simple that it can be performed on an out-patient basis, and the recovery period is shorter than with earlier surgical procedures. If it became necessary, the adjustable gastric band could be removed as easily as it was originally inserted.

If you are seriously overweight, ask your doctor about this new form of weight loss surgery.