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Adjustable Gastric Band Rescue Package
In general, the risks associated with gastric band surgery are very small. Mortality rates during surgery are reported to be 1 in 2000. In a small percentage of people, longer term complications may arise that require medical treatment and/or corrective surgery.
This Gastric Band Rescue Package is available to patients who have a gastric band in situ for some time and have developed a medical problem that requires further surgical treatment. Examples of such complications include:
- Port Positioning - some patients find that the port is quite prominent, uncomfortable and/or not aesthetically pleasing after weight loss if it is located under the breast bone
- Port Inaccessibility due to it’s position - a flipped port or a port positioned at a poor angle makes gastric band adjustments more technically difficult, possibly requiring all adjustments to be under X-ray control
- Tubing problems - leakages can take place in the tubing or the tubing can become disconnected from the rest of the gastric band device
- Gastric band slippage (prolapse) - a part of the stomach slides (slips) up through the band creating a larger pouch. In the majority of cases this requires removal of the band
- Gastric band erosion - this is a long term complication where the band can gradually erode into the stomach wall. This is a serious problem that requires removal of the band
- Revisional Surgery - band failure is reported to occur in 5% of patients. This surgery is for patients who have failed with their band and wish to convert to a gastric bypass or gastric sleeve
- Conversion Surgery - band failure is reported to occur in 5% of patients. Conversion surgery is for patients who have failed with their band and wish to convert to a gastric bypass or gastric sleeve. For more information on conversion please click here.
Some problems can be easily managed, others are more serious. We aim to assess the problem in the most cost effective way and advise you as to what would be the best method to correct the problem. We can then, if clinically indicated, offer you a weight loss surgery package with aftercare to get you back on that road to weight loss success.
The initial consultation costs £50.