Lap Band Q&A
90%
WORTH IT RATING
"Worth It Rating" shows the % of consumer reviewers
that stated the procedure was "Worth It" or not.
See more RealSelf Worth It Ratings
or Add Your Review
View Before and Afters
Average Lap Band Cost: $9,325
Learn about Lap Band
84 people and 23 doctors are talking about Lap Band
Get Free Email Updates
Post-op Lap Band - When Can I Return to Work?
asked 1 year ago by anon
Latest answer by Christopher S. Cobourn, MD
Question viewed 258 times
Tags: work
I have a normal 9-5 desk job with occasional lifting (file boxes, etc). How long do I need to take off after lap band surgery?
4 answers to Post-op Lap Band - When Can I Return to Work?
+1
When You Return to Work After Lap-Band Surgery
With a routine recovery patients should be able to resume their normal activities within 5 - 7 days after the surgery. It is recommend that patients plan to take a week off work after the procedure.
Christopher S. Cobourn, MD
Mississauga Bariatric Surgeon
Mississauga Bariatric Surgeon
+1
Recovery after lab band surgery
Most patients are able to get back to work after a week post op from a lap band specially if you have a desk job. Everyone has different healing time so it s important to check with your surgeon. Even with laparoscopic gastric bypass most patients can get back to work quickly.
+1
Return to work after Bariatric Surgery.
All of the procedures for weight loss are now done laparoscopically and the return to work from any of the laparoscopic procedures is relatively short. I have had patients who have returned to work within a few days after lap band surgery and even laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. The recommended period of time would be at least seven days. There should be no heavy lifting for at least six weeks.
+1
Return to work after Lap-Band
Patients can usually return to work within 7 days of Lap-Band surgery. With the SILS (single incision technique) we use patients usually return to work in 3 days. The only restriction is no heavy lifting for about 4 -6 weeks.
