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If a Lap Band and Lifestyle Change Does Not Produce Satisfactory Weight Loss, What Other Options Are Available?
asked 9 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Shawn Garber, MD
Question viewed 176 times
Tags: weight loss, alternative, complication, duration, results, risk
Are there any added or hidden risks associated with undergoing gastric bypass within a short time (one to two years)?
1 answer to If a Lap Band and Lifestyle Change Does Not Produce Satisfactory Weight Loss, What Other Options Are Available?
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Revision Surgery Options for a failed Lap-Band
Lap-Band and all surgical options for weight loss surgery are tolls to help you lose weight but it is important to work with those tools to achieve success. Options for failed Lap-Band include conversion to gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy or the newest procedure called gastric imbrication. You should search for a very experienced revision baraitric surgeon that is a Bariatric Center of Excellence.
