Lap Band Surgery in Puerto Vallarta

For some obese people, losing weight is a tremendously difficult thing to do. Dieting and exercise do not help, and yo-yo dieting can make the problem worse.

Perhaps it’s time to consider lap band surgery.  Puerto Vallarta, the famous Mexican resort, has many highly trained bariatric (or weight loss) surgeons. In Puerto Vallarta, the operation can also be a pleasanter experience than almost anywhere else. The cost makes it very appealing too. Prices can be 50 percent lower in Puerto Vallarta than what the same procedure costs in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or any country West European country.

In lap band surgery, a silicone band, that can be inflated, is placed around the upper part of the stomach. Other surgeries include stapling or removing portions of the stomach, or re-routing the intestines. Lap band is not a simple surgery, and has its risks, but it is the least invasive. 

Lap Band Surgery: the Pros

Studies have shown that lap band surgery is one of the safest and most effective surgeries to control the appetite and result in significant weight loss. Between 1993 and December 2005, Dr. Favretti and Dr. Segato, of the Obesity Centre at the University of Padua, Italy, performed lap band surgery on 1,791 consecutive patients. Of these, 75% were women with a weight of over 280 lbs. They conducted a study on the efficacy of lap band. The study mostly focused on:

• Mortality.
• Complications.
• Weight loss.
• Resulting disorders of being obese.

Drs. Favretti and Segato reported that:

• There was no mortality.
• Re-operations due to complications were less than 5%.
• The average weight loss was 95 pounds.
• Problems with heart failure, diabetes, binge eating and sweet eating dropped at least 74%.

Risks of Lap Band Surgery

• The general risks of infection or complications, carried with every surgery.
• Effectiveness might be lost to band slippage, in which case it will have to be re-adjusted.
• Slower weight loss than the other bariatric surgeries, like gastric bypass.

Why get Lap Band Surgery in Puerto Vallarta

The inconvenience of surgery outweigh the problems of obesity

• The cost is much lower than at home.
• No wait times.
• Excellent surgeons and medical staff.

Don’t forget that spending time in Puerto Vallarta is not such a bad thing either.