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Summary: Having children after Lapband surgery is completely safe because the band around the stomach is adjustable to account for extra nourishment during pregnancy. Learn about having children after Lapband surgery with tips from a board certified surgeon in this free video about weight loss.
Dr. Charles Morton is a bariatric surgeon and medical director of bariatric services for the Metabolic Surgery Center at Baptist Hospital. Dr. Morton, who is a board certified surgeon,...read more
Lapband surgery, also known as gastric banding or laparoscopic obesity surgery, is a weight loss surgery that creates a small pouch at the top of the stomach with a band to limit food intake. The band is controlled and adjustable without surgery, and the procedure eliminates the need for stapling the stomach. Taking only 30 minutes to one hour, this simple surgery is a great option for many who suffer with obesity. In this free video series on weight loss, a board certified surgeon discusses Lapband surgery. Get the answers to a few common questions about the procedure, such as the cost of the surgery, having children with the Lapband and how to get the Lapband procedure without qualifying with an insurance company. Before making a decision about surgery, learn more about this weight loss opportunity.
"One of the most common questions we have asked at the Metabolic Surgery Center here at Baptist, is can I get pregnant after lap band surgery? One of the great advantages of the lap band, is that it's adjustable. It's likewise reversible, but if you do become pregnant with the lap band, and your physician feels that you need more nourishment. We can simply let the lap band down, and then after pregnancy, reinflate it. It simply works off a restriction. This is inflated, and during your pregnancy, if your physician feels that you need more nourishment, we simply let the band down. Then, following your pregnancy and your delivery, then we'll get you back, and then just simply readjust it, by reinflating it. Patients ask, is this an inpatient or outpatient procedure? Ninety eight percent of our patients, go home the same day of the surgery. Most patients are back to work within one week."
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