Preparing for an Adjustable Gastric Band Operation includes of many specified factors. Presence of Gastric Band Surgeon and his consultation with the patient is very important factor. Before going up with the operational process it’s quite necessary to submit a preoperative investigation report to the Surgeon that includes of all the health reports likewise blood tests report, ECG, chest X-ray, weight and height measurement and any other needed reports. In few cases Surgeon’s would also like to know about the medications that the patient has been using for weight reduction or for any other cause.


This Gastric Band Operation is used for weight loss. This surgery is performed with those people who had crossed their BMI above 40 and are facing with certain health related problems. This is a restrictive kind of surgery that a surgeon uses an adjustable band to reduce down the size of the upper part of the stomach to create a pouch. This pouch fills up quickly with the small amount of food and than the food that patient eats get passes slowly through a narrow opening created by the band. This passes the food in a normal way through other digestive system. Whole procedure of operation hardly takes 30 minutes. So patient should not take any worries.

Preparations required before the Gastric Band Operation-

Certain basic things are required to leave before going for this operation. As the habit of smoke and drinking should be made stopped few weeks before otherwise there can be high increase in the infections and injuries. In general the operation takes hardly half or an hour but it would be better to have an overnight stay in the hospital. This can give you relaxation from the all journey and than this make your mind well prepared for the operation. The operation is performed under general anesthesia.


You are required not to eat and drink anything for six hours before being anesthetic. Before the operation you might once get checked by nurse for your Blood pressure and heart rate. So you are needed to be in a calm position. For stopping the blood clots which get formed in the veins of legs, your surgeon can ask you to wear compression stockings.


While the operation the surgeon places an adjustable silicon band around the upper part of the stomach. The stomach becomes a pouch with about an inch-wide outlet. A Plastic tube is get run from the silicon band. Saline can be made injected or removed which get flow into or out of the silicon band. This saline can fill the band and can make it tightened or loosened as per your need.


Ultimately you can get loss your excess of 40% weight by this Gastric Band Operation. This is safe and surely gives your life a new turn.

Before operation you need to follow gastric band pre-op diet which make your body condition requiired for operation.