The best part of the adjustable gastric banding is its adjustment and other one is its property of reversibility. Adjustable gastric band (AGB) can be adjusted according to the required weight loss by the individual and also it can be removed from body at any point of time without affecting stomach. At the time of surgery port is left bank and after 3 to 4 weeks of surgery it is scheduled to fill small amount to band According to the required position of band the adjustment usually take place 6 to 8 weeks after surgery and after if required. Band is adjusted by adding or subtracting saline from port. This is usually called adjustable gastric band fill. Port is placed under the skin of abdomen. It is attached to the band balloon via tubing. Through this port saline is inserted or removed to either increase or decrease the size of band. When saline fluid is inserted to port band inflate its diameter and it more restrict the amount of food intake to pass trough to rest of the stomach but when saline it removed band decrease the size of the band which make less restriction over the intake of food.


Gastric band adjustment is the essential part after surgery. This is the follow up care which patient should make after surgery to achieve the weight loss goal and to monitor health. Adjustment takes place without making any surgery.

Procedure

Gastric band adjustment is performed under X-ray control room under fluoroscopy. Without requiring any further surgery you will be able to lose overweight. Procedure help you to lose your over weight. After this you will ideally able to lose your weight. The schedule timing of this procedure depends upon how wells you are doing with your band. If you are ideally losing your weigh, have no symptoms and feeling well then you are safe with your band and no need of any adjustment. But if your weight rate is slow or fast then you can go for gastric band adjustment. Remember that excess adjustment of band not give better result. So if required then only proceed with it.

It is safe and quick process. You need not to stay in the hospital for this. One of the risks associated with gastric band adjustment is if band fill too tight then it will create problem of reflux, difficulty swallowing etc and if band is too loose then you will not notice any weight loss. Infection risk is also associated with it.


Before gastric band adjustment procedure you must eat some food for hours before. You should not drink water before this procedure for two hours. You will be taken in to X-ray department. You will lie on x-ray table. Port generally located left hand side of your abdomen. First port cleaned up with the antiseptic and you will cover with a sterile drape. A fine needle is used to either add or remove of saline fluid. Add (first time) or add/remove (next time). When saline is going to be injected, surgeon will ask you to drink “barium” which shows how much band require adjusting. Procedure will not cause any pain. The procedure takes almost 15 minutes.


You should not go for adjustment before the schedule time otherwise it may create some complications. Now depending on that you are allowed to take solid food. It also prevents vomiting or other things.