Many of you have been looking into surgeries to help improve yourself regarding your obesity, and there are two that you might not be able to tell the difference between. These surgeries are the Lap Band Surgery, and the Gastric Sleeve surgery. We will first go over the basic definitions of both these surgeries and the basic underlying principles of each surgery. After that we will explain some of the differences between them.
The Lap Band Surgery is available for people who are one hundred pounds overweight or even more, therefore considered to be obese. This surgery is for those who really need to have it done, not just for people trying to lose a few pounds; it’s a last call option for those that have struggled with obesity for years. The Lap Band system is a powerful weight loss tool that helps you on your journey to lose that extra weight. Although the Lap Band system is simple it is also a very advanced gastric binding system. This system works by reducing the amount of food that you can take in at one time, controlling the amount of the food that you can take digest in one meal; so basically you feel full with a smaller amount of caloric intake.
The Lap Band system is an adjustable Gastric Binding System. The name Lap Band comes from the fact that the procedure is a minimal invasive surgery. The technique of this surgery is called laparoscopy, and the silicone device that is placed around the upper part of your stomach called the gastric band.
Now we will learn a little bit more about the Gastric Sleeve.
The Gastric Sleeve is a more invasive surgery then the Lap Band system is, as it basically removes around 2/3 of the stomach. The Gastric Sleeve Surgery is more of a brand new type of surgery in Bariatric Surgery. This surgery is for people who are also severly over weight but it is a more extreme type of bariatric surgery as it is not reversible once done. However, this surgery is also for the people that cannot have the lap band surgery done on them.
During the Bariatric Surgery they remove up to sixty percent of your stomach. That way there is no reason for you to say you have been over eating. Since you stomach will be so much smaller then the normal stomach there is no reason for your weight gain, other then being lazy and not exercising.
With the Bariatric surgery you will have a smaller stomach, which will basically cut your caloric intake by half if not more. Now you should not eat more times during the day, but only during the appropriate meal times.
Both of these systems have its up and it downs, but the overall effect of the surgeries is what you should be focused on. Not only will you lost weight and to begin to feel like you will have the sense of getting your old body back. You will also begin to have a better diet, as you will start eating better because now you have a reason. If you spent the money on one of these surgeries then you should take the full advantage of the service, and do your best to lose weight. Plus many bariatric clinics offer post surgery support to help you achieve your weight loss dreams once and for all!
The differences between the Lap Band and the Gastric Sleeve are huge. In the Lap Band you have a band around the upper part of your stomach which can be adjusted to the size that you need for the moment, and not make such a drastic cut off of weight all at once. The Gastric Sleeve actually removes up to sixty percent of your stomach. That is a big difference if you are unsure if you really want to make that leap as opposed to more gradual weight loss.
Now we have learned a little bit more about these two types of bariatric surgeries and why they are different from each other, but in the end they both should accomplish the same goal; permanent weight loss.
