Are you looking for a healthy way to lose weight while making permanent changes in your eating and exercise habits? Gastric by-pass surgery is starting to be even more popular, and many people are having success stories about dramatically losing weight after this surgery. But there are lots of different types of surgery and it may be hard to decide which ones best for you.

One method of limiting your food intake is to have Lap Band surgery. This procedure, which can be undone at anytime, makes you stomach smaller therefore only allowing a person to eat small portions. Unlike alternative methods, there is no cutting or stapling of the stomach, giving you the flexibility to reverse the procedure as you and your doctor determine what is best for your health as your weight loss progresses.

The insertion of gastric band is termed Lap Band Surgery, which can eventually be removed by laproscopy. The gastric band creates a smaller stomach through constriction of the upper portion. Food fills this smaller, upper portion more quickly and you feel full much faster than before. The bands slow food down as it enters the bottom half of the stomach and you feel full for a longer period of time.

Lap Band Surgery allows hunger to be satisfied by lesser portions while you learn to set a diet of better foods. With reduced weight comes the encouragement and potential for increased exercise, allowing the development of many healthy habits that will help you gain self-confidence, feel stronger, and be more fit in both mind and body.

Lap Band Surgery involves insertion of the gastric band through extremely small (around 1 cm) Incisions are then made, before placement and fitting of the band around a small portion of the upper stomach. Once in place, a small balloon that is adjustable through saline injection can be used to reduce or increase the size of the opening to the lower part of the stomach.

Lap Band Surgery commonly lasts only 30-60 minutes, and is done under general anesthesia. Most patients can expect to leave the hospital within 48 hours following surgery and, with the guidance of your doctor, look forward to significant weight loss while developing long-term, healthy changes in your lifestyle.

Significant Advantages of Lap Band Surgery:Average weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week,Close monitoring by your physician to ensure proper nutrition and healthy rate of weight loss, No cutting or stapling of the stomach; full reversibility and removal, Adjustable throughout your weight loss, Short surgery and hospital stay, Proven safety; routinely performed since approval by the FDA in 2001, and Encourages healthy lifestyle changes in diet and exercise.