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CONTACT A DOCTORGastric Banding (Lap Band Surgery)
Gastric banding surgery, also known as lap band surgery, reduces the size of your stomach so you can only eat a certain amount of food at each meal, thus resulting in weight loss. If you're clinically obese and meet certain requirements for surgery, talk to a gastric banding surgery doctor in your area about the different types of techniques available. The outcome of gastric banding or lap band surgery is that you end up eating less and feeling full faster.
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and vertical banded gastroplasty are the two types of restrictive surgery used by bariatric surgeons around the country. Gastric banding, or lap band surgery, is a fairly common procedure for weight loss because it's less invasive than other types of weight loss procedures and can be reversed if needed.
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Body Contouring: Re-Shaping the Body After Bariatric Surgery
Following weeks of recovery after major surgery, the last thing most people want to think about is doing it again. If you are bariatric patient coming off of weight loss surgery, however, chances are this may be one of the first things on your mind. After the extreme weight loss that follows bariatric surgery, 100 pounds or more in many instances, skin is left loose and saggy; excess tissue hangs from the abdomen below the belt line, and the hope of being able to finally feel comfortable in "normal" clothes is postponed by hanging flesh that just doesn't seem to fit on your much slimmer frame. Many patients like this turn to plastic surgery to help contour the body, giving shape to their new form. If you've experienced a significant amount of weight loss and are uncomfortable with the excess skin left behind contact plastic surgery doctors in your area and find out what options are best for you.
10 Things You Need for Recovery After Plastic Surgery
Your cosmetic plastic surgery procedure may leave you with scars, pain and stress during the recovery stages, and planning ahead with the right tools and supplies can make recovery much easier.
New LocateADoc Advisory Board Member: Keith Norton Marshall, DO, FACOS
Keith Norton Marshall, DO, FACOS, Bariatric Surgeon at the Michigan Institute of Bariatric Surgery in Warren, MI. Dr. Marshall graduated with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and a undergraduates degree in Chemistry from Concordia University in Canada. Dr. Marshall is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Surgery, American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, American College Osteopathic Surgeons, ACOS, International Society of Bariatric Surgeons, Society of American Gastro-Endoscopic Surgeons, SAGES, and the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Consortium, MBSC.
Cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures that involves extensive incisions and skin grafting often require weeks and months of recovery, especially when the surgeon uses sutures to hold the tissues in place.
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Procedure Snapshot
- Avg. Cost: $25000
- Candidate: BMI of 40 or higher
- Length: 2 hours
- Treatment: One
- Results: Permanent but reversable
- Back to Work: 3-6 weeks
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