Lap Band Involves No Cutting

Lap Band surgery also will not require cutting or stapling of the stomach, resulting in no long-term scars.

Lap Band surgery does not involve dividing, relocating or stapling internal organs, so there is less chance of bleeding or leakage.

A surgeon will make very small incisions in the stomach region. From there, he or she will insert tiny surgical instruments and are able to do their work via that small opening.

The Lap Band procedure does not result in permanent alteration of the stomach, or for that matter, any other portion of the digestive system. While the small intestine may seem like a large organ, one portion of the intestine may not be able to do the same work as another portion. Since each portion is specifically designated to take in certain nutrients, if that portion of the intestine is damaged or removed, a person may end up under nourished. With the Lap Band procedure, one’s intestines remain intact, and in position. Since a person's digestive organs stay intact, their body still absorbs all the nutrients in the food they eat.

TopSurgeons has successfully done more Lap Band surgeries than any other provider in California.