Lap band surgery is not an elective surgery. For being eligible for the patients should have a BMI of 30 or more but should not be sufferer of some fatal diseases in which lap band surgery is not allowed. If you come in this category, you are the right candidate for lap band surgery. You will have to show an evidence of previous treatments of obesity. If you could not get any success through various means, you are a right candidate for lap band surgery.



Generally patients want to know about the diet plan. They want to know what they can eat during lap band surgery. They are advised to take only liquid diet including fruit juices and clear beverage in the first three to four days of lap band surgery. When the patient digests liquid diet, he can come to pureed food. It is possible to come on pureed food in the fifth to six weeks. But at the taking food or diet the patient should be careful about chewing the food. The patient should chew the food very well. The patient should not overeat and should stop taking as soon as he feels satiety. Overeating can be harmful for the patients as it can stretch the pouch of which has been formed during lap band surgery. Overeating can cause vomiting. Vomiting is very harmful for the lap band patients as it can cause swelling on the stomach of the patient.

Lap band patients want to know about lap band insurance plans. For taking the help of insurance plans it is necessary for the patients to qualify the norms of N.I.H. If you can qualify the norms of N.I.H and has a health insurance you can get financial support through insurance company. There are several health insurance plans which provide financial support for lap band patient to come out from obesity.

Besides of above mentioned conditions the patients want to know about complications, average weight loss, , and capacity to get pregnant after lap band surgery.