When Can I Go Back to Work After Gastric Banding?

With a routine recovery patients should be able to resume their normal activities within 7 to 10 days after the surgery. It is recommend that patients plan to take a week off work after the procedure.

Lap-Band patients usually go home from the surgery the same day as the surgery and back to work in 3 - 7 days. We perform the Single Incision Virtually Scarless Lap-Band surgery which results in less pain and an even quicker recovery.

In my practice I do LapBand surgery as an outpatient procedure. The patient is usually home the same day of surgery. Usually, the first two days patients will be uncomfortable but not in an excessive amount of pain. After about 3 to 4 days usually the patient is back to normal. It is very reasonable to go back to work after a week, if your job does not require any strenuous activity. After the procedure there should be no heavy lifting for approximately one month.