Advantages of the Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding Procedure

1. Most commonly performed weight reduction surgery in Europe and the Pacific rim.
2. Can Be performed as an outpatient procedure (certain patients will require a 24-hour hospital stay).
3. Reversible.
4. Adjustable-The band can be adjusted to increase or decrease weight loss.
5. Weight loss averages 40 to 60 percent of excess body weight.
6. Malnutrition complications are rare.
7. Dramatic improvements in many health problems related to Morbid Obesity.
8. Can be safely performed on patients with a BMI of 30 and above.