Lap Band Surgery Risk

Nothing is perfect in the world. Everything has merits and demerits. Now days, Lap Band is being taken as one of the viable and the safest method to reduce weight and this is fact but then also it has some demerits. The qualities, which Lap Band has over other methods to reduce weight, are reversibility and adjustability. Lap Band can be removed or adjusted according to the need, it is not permanent. Risks involved in Lap Band are also less as compared to other methods to lose weight.

Lap Band is more risky for the people above 45 year. They may have risk of their lives also. Number of complications may appear after Lap Band Surgery. Some of those complications are Abdominal hernias, Bloating, Bowel obstruction, Cardiac problems, Close monitoring of food intake, Complicated and dangerous procedures, Death, Depression, Dizziness, Excess skin, Excess sweating, Financial distress, Gallstones, Gas, Hair loss or thinning of hair, Increased risk of other medical complications, Infections, Leaks or perforations causing internal infection, Marital and relationship distress, Nausea, Nutritional deficiencies, Opening later proves to be too small or too large, Psychological distress, Risk increases for age, Spleen injury or tear, Temporarily avoiding pregnancy, Uncomfortable and embarrassing procedures, Vomiting, and Wound infection etc.