The most significant thing associated with adjustable gastric band (AGB) surgery is the chancing in the size of stomach to reduce the intake of food so that patient achieves loss of their overweight and this becomes the reason for complications. This is safest and reliable weight loss surgery than any other surgery but this surgery is also associated with some sort of gastric banding complications which you may face after surgery. Following after surgery to 2 months you have to follow some diet plan and other care which help in the recovery of stomach surgery. Short term and long term complications are included in this surgery.

Gastric band surgery complications after surgery are very few. Most people may face this problem some may not. Unexpected reaction may cause after surgery just because of the anesthesia. It may be possible of excessive bleeding or blood clot in vein. After surgery you face the problem of

• Vomiting
• Nausea
• Reflux
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Dehydration
• Protein deficiency

These are the temporary gastric banding complications which occur after surgery and with the pass of time it may cure. There are some major complication which occur after some time but it may affect you more than the above one. Sometimes the above one becomes the reason for the following gastric band complications.

• Difficulty swallowing: Esophagus pushes food to pass through band. if it is unable to pass through you get difficulties in swallowing of food which may cause vomiting or reflux.


• Migration of band: Band may slip out from it vary position which may require re-operation to avoid further complications. When fluid injected more in the band then it result with such complication of band. Vomiting also cause this complication of slippage of band.


• Infection: In the gastric band surgery complication, infection may occur around the port area or in the abdomen. Antibiotic medication may cure this but it may cause infection in abdomen.


• Leakage: it may occur after long time of surgery, at least after 1 year. Leakage of saline may occur from the connecting tube between the port and balloon. It requires reoperation to change its component. It may cause infection in stomach.


• Dietary Limitations –Patients must avoid certain foods that can cause digestive problems and complications.


• Access Port-related Complications – The access port can sometimes become twisted or blocked and typically it requires surgical correction.


• Punctures in the band and port dislocation: t he injection port may dislocate and sometimes when injecting into the port, there is risk of puncturing the silicone tube. It can be cured with the small operation under general anesthesia.

Others gastric banding complications are ---

• Band erosion in to stomach
• Stoma obstruction or blockage of stomach outlet
• Pouch enlargement
• No weight loss
• Gallbladder
• Incision hernia
• Stomal stenosis
• Gastric Perforation
• Ulceration
• Weight regain
• Pancreatitis
• Gastritis
• In extremely rare cases complications may cause death

For further detail about the gastric band complications you may consult with your surgeon. Gather more and more information about how you react when you face any kind of complications after adjustable band surgery (AGB). Most of the complications are depends upon the way surgery take place, band used in this surgery and surgeon. If the band placed correctly or good band is used then most of complications can be avoided. It's really very important to choose experienced adjustable gastric band surgeon.