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Lap Band Over Gastric Sleeve. Although Gastric Sleeve is a great procedure, some patients may experience inadequate weight loss. This can be, in part, due to the gastric sleeve stretching out over time, thus allowing patients to eat larger quantities of food. The procedure is performed laparoscopically using a few tiny skin incisions, takes 45 minutes, and is a same day procedure. A Lap-BandÂ® / Realize-BandÂ® can be placed over the gastric sleeve, to give patients the added restriction that they may have lost.
The Lap-Band is an adjustable silicone band placed around the top part of the stomach during a laparoscopic surgical procedure designed to restrict food intake. At the time of surgery, a small device called a port (or reservoir) is placed under the skin of the abdomen.he Lap-Band procedure requires no stapling or cutting of the stomach and no surgery on the intestine. No intestinal bypass is done, so there is no change in the amount of calories and nutrients absorbed in the intestine. Lap-Band patients do not experience dumping syndrome after consuming high-sugar foods or beverages.