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Florida Lakes Surgical's strong focus on Lap Band
If you or someone you know is struggling with severe obesity and suffering from related health conditions, Florida Lakes Surgical can help! We specialize in the LAP-BAND® System surgery and long-term patient management to help our patients take control of their obesity and regain their health. With our unique relationship with FOSA, we will offer the LAP-BAND® surgery to this area with great expertise and knowledge of bariatric and weight loss surgery.
With a highly trained team of surgeons, nurses, nutritionists, exercise therapists and psychologists, Florida Lakes Surgical is able to provide patients with a safe and effective weight-loss surgery, comprehensive pre- and post-operative education and ongoing aftercare. We are here to guide you to a happier, healthier life.
A decision to have obesity surgery is not to be taken lightly. The goal of this website is to provide you with information that can help you decide whether obesity surgery is right for you and if you are a candidate for the LAP-BAND® System surgery.
10 rules of Lap Band
• Eat only three small meals a day.
• Eat slowly and chew thoroughly.
• Stop eating as soon as you feel full.
• Do not drink while you are eating.
• Do not eat between meals.
• Eat only good quality foods.
• Avoid fibrous food.
• Drink enough fluids during the day.
• Drink only low-calorie liquids.
• Exercise at least 30 minutes a day.
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• Underweight = <18.5
• Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
• Overweight = 25-29.9
• Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
Take Control of your BMI
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Adjusting your lifestyle
• No eating in front of TV
• No eating while reading
• Pre-portion food
• Get rid of tempting foods
• Don’t go to grocery hungry
• Make a shopping list
• Use small plates and bowls
• Keep healthy food around and available
• Focus on other activities besides eating
• Brush teeth after meals
• Do not eat standing up at parties or buffets
• Do not stand at food table at parties
• Offer to bring healthy food to parties
• Park you car away from destination
• Take stairs instead of elevator
• Keep a food and exercise diary
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The LAP-BAND® System is an adjustable gastric band designed to help you lose excess body weight, improve weight-related health conditions and enhance quality of life. It reduces the stomach capacity and restricts the amount of food that can be consumed at one time.
The name “LAP-BAND” comes from the surgical technique used, laparoscopic, and the name of the implanted medical device, gastric band. The LAP-BAND® System is a silicone ring designed to be placed around the upper part of the stomach and filled with saline on its inner surface. This creates a new, smaller stomach pouch that can hold only a small amount of food, so the food storage area in the stomach is reduced. The band also controls the stoma (stomach outlet) between the new upper pouch and the lower part of the stomach. When the stomach is smaller, you feel full faster, while the food moves more slowly between your upper and lower stomach as it is digested. As a result, you eat less
The Minimally Invasive Procedure
During the procedure, surgeons usually use laparoscopic techniques (making tiny incisions rather than a large incision and inserting long-shafted instruments through “ports”), to wrap the LAP-BAND® System around the patient’s stomach. A narrow camera is passed through a port so the surgeon can view the operative site on a nearby video monitor. Like a wristwatch, the band is fastened around the upper stomach to create the new stomach pouch that limits and controls the amount of food you eat. The band is then locked securely in a ring around the stomach.
Learn More About The LAP-BAND® System
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