Who should choose to have lap-band surgery?

Who should choose to have lap-band surgery?

Peter LePort (Gastric Bypass Surgeon) gives expert video advice on: What is a 'restrictive weight loss' surgery?; Who should choose to have lap-band surgery?; What are the advantages and disadvantages of lap-band surgery? and more...

Patients who choose lap-band surgery have made that decision usually knowing what gastric bypass is vs. the lap-band. Gastric bypass has more complications, higher death rate, higher morbidity rate than the band surgery. The lap-band is a little less successful than the gastric bypass. That is controversial in the surgical literature. The lap-band is a foreign body that is being put into the patient's body and can cause problems. Once a patient has learned all the differences, they make a decision. Are they willing to take the risks of the gastric bypass versus no, would they rather have the band.