When Can I Go Back to Work After Gastric Banding?

Yes - the band is essentially a plastic (silicone) device, that can break and hence cause leak. if that happens, its effectiveness is lost.  if you do not need the band to be inflated to maintain satiety and weight loss, theoretically it can just be left in place as long as its not causing...

Regain after a 10 year R-Y can be due yo pouch enlargement however I recommend a GI scan to determine if the restrictive function has being compromise or the anastomosis is not in the right place to do its malabsorption job. Definitely testing is needed before a revision is considered.

A Lap-Band can be filled depending on how much you fill each time, a ranging number of times. It depends on the surgeon, it depend on the patient. In my practice, typically a patient can expect anywhere from six to ten films with varying amounts as they progress. I've had patients who only need...

A lap-band needs to be closely supervised, when we started working with obesity and lap-bands 20 years ego there where very few bariatric options, today we know that an unsupervised lap-band can create very serious damage than can include erosion and perforation of the stomach....

Yes the tube from the port can “poke” the muscle  as it enters the abdominal cavity (sit ups do this), if it’s not too bad and  goes away quickly after  you do your exercise, just place local heat in the area 15 minutes three  times per day. The only other option is to change the port locationn...

Your port may be in the way, but most plastic surgeons just move it out of the way and re-implant some where else or some consult a bariatric surgeon.