Park Plaza Hospital has teamed up with leading bariatric surgeons to offer a new approach to weight loss surgery that eliminates many of the known associated operative risks and provides unique benefits compared to other obesity surgeries. The procedure is an adjustable gastric banding system, the only adjustable and reversible obesity surgery that does not require cutting and stapling of the stomach or gastrointestinal re-routing to bypass normal digestion. The gastric band is designed to help you lose excess body weight for resolution of obesity-related health conditions and enhancement of life.

Most patients are expected to lose 50% to 80% of their excess body weight.  Over 70 to 80% of patients with hypertension will be off medications and well over 90% of patients with type II non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus are expected to be off medication. Drastically improved, if not completely resolved includes sleep apnea, asthma, joint pain, arthritis, reflux, fatigue, shortness of breath and an overall increased sense of well-being.

Candidates for Adjustable Gastric Banding

The adjustable gastric banding surgery is recommended for those who are 90 pounds or more overweight and have or are likely to have medical complications that will be helped, and in many instances, cured by substantial weight loss. While weight loss surgery is not for everyone, there are a large number of patients for whom losing a lot of weight is imperative, including those suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, heart trouble, shortness of breath, arthritis and orthopedic (bone) problems with their legs, hips or back.