Stomach banding surgery is one of the options that those who are obese have that can dramatically reduce a person's weight. Since obesity is called America's new epidemic, with almost forty percent of all Americans having a body mass index of over 30, the interest is this particular weight loss procedure is growing. Stomach banding, sometimes called lap band surgery, is a less invasive procedure than a gastric bypass operation. For many who have gotten to the point of being obese, it is a prison that seemingly cannot be exited. It is much more for many people than just eating more than exercising. It isn't solved by just telling a person to quit eating or trying the shame him into healthier behavior. But once the issue has come to a head and the person has wrestled with the inner issues that may have brought on the obesity condition, stomach banding surgery may be a favorable option to help end the body mass gain and actually bring about significant weight loss.
Since the cause of obesity is a many headed dragon, a weight loss treatment center will first have to make sure that for the patient, the dragon has been dealt with in a firm manner. In many cases, obesity is a person's response to inner emotional turmoil that results in a food addiction. Depression is a leading cause of eating when not hungry or eating when angry or lonely or sad. For many who are obese, eating becomes the one safe place where there is some reward, yet the guilt that the behavior brings just perpetuates the cycle of more eating. Stomach banding surgery will be of absolutely no value to a person who hasn't first dealt with those emotional causes that bring about the addictive behavior. This is why most health insurance companies will demand that before this procedure is approved for payment, a medical weight loss program be undertaken by the patient.
A medical weight loss program, usually lasting between three and eight months, will be comprised of classes on healthy eating; perhaps some support group therapy and regular weigh-ins. Had the person actually gone to an obesity treatment center, there probably would have been some one on one sessions with a therapist using cognitive behavioral interaction with the client. Before stomach banding surgery is approved, cognitive therapy will seek to help the patient identify the negative thought patterns that often brings about self destructive behavior, such as compulsive overeating. In many cases, the therapist can help the patient develop new ways to look at certain negative and false perceptions without having to resort to addictive behavior. For the Christian, there is also another place to turn. "Hear my prayer O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me." (Psalm 143: 1, 9)
A Lapband , which is actually a trademark name for a certain kind of stomach banding surgery apparatus, is one of two options open to the person whose body mass is above thirty five. It is a much less involved operation than a gastric bypass operation, usually involving just some incisions in various places around the stomach area. The band is placed around the upper part of the stomach, creating a separate pouch, much smaller than the stomach before. The band has a balloon which allows the stoma, or new stomach opening to be made larger or smaller. Once the band is in place, the procedure is over, usually taking less than an hour to perform.
The patient will have to learn a whole new way of eating and actually looking at food after the operation. No caffeine is allowed during the first three months following surgery as well as any carbonated beverages. For the first six weeks after the operation, the diet is all liquid, with four ounces consumed every hour for ten to twelve hours a day. Following the liquid diet weeks, the next six involve food that has been pureed in a food processor, consisting of meat, vegetables and salad. Bread, potatoes and other starches are omitted. Sadly, many people don't understand that the stomach banding surgery that they are considering having has so many restrictions and often turn it down once all the facts are made clear, and many more are turned down by the medical evaluation because of age, and pre-existing medical conditions.
In many cases, those who have had stomach banding surgery lose between fifty and sixty percent of their excess weight after two years. For those who have had a lifetime of obesity, this is the beginning of a new life, being able to shop for "normal" clothes and perhaps being able to fit into an airline seat. Being able to exercise in simple ways such as walking around the block without huffing and puffing is a miracle in itself for many, but sadly, others who have the surgery cannot overcome the emotional tangled web that brought about the overeating in the first place. The addiction is too strong, too powerful and weight that is lost is eventually put back on and the stomach banding surgery is for naught. Some surgeons who perform this procedure may go ahead with the surgery without having a sense that those emotional tentacles are severed, but it would seem that the best practice is to deal with the inner turmoil first.
Since the cause of obesity is a many headed dragon, a weight loss treatment center will first have to make sure that for the patient, the dragon has been dealt with in a firm manner. In many cases, obesity is a person's response to inner emotional turmoil that results in a food addiction. Depression is a leading cause of eating when not hungry or eating when angry or lonely or sad. For many who are obese, eating becomes the one safe place where there is some reward, yet the guilt that the behavior brings just perpetuates the cycle of more eating. Stomach banding surgery will be of absolutely no value to a person who hasn't first dealt with those emotional causes that bring about the addictive behavior. This is why most health insurance companies will demand that before this procedure is approved for payment, a medical weight loss program be undertaken by the patient.
A medical weight loss program, usually lasting between three and eight months, will be comprised of classes on healthy eating; perhaps some support group therapy and regular weigh-ins. Had the person actually gone to an obesity treatment center, there probably would have been some one on one sessions with a therapist using cognitive behavioral interaction with the client. Before stomach banding surgery is approved, cognitive therapy will seek to help the patient identify the negative thought patterns that often brings about self destructive behavior, such as compulsive overeating. In many cases, the therapist can help the patient develop new ways to look at certain negative and false perceptions without having to resort to addictive behavior. For the Christian, there is also another place to turn. "Hear my prayer O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me." (Psalm 143: 1, 9)
A Lapband , which is actually a trademark name for a certain kind of stomach banding surgery apparatus, is one of two options open to the person whose body mass is above thirty five. It is a much less involved operation than a gastric bypass operation, usually involving just some incisions in various places around the stomach area. The band is placed around the upper part of the stomach, creating a separate pouch, much smaller than the stomach before. The band has a balloon which allows the stoma, or new stomach opening to be made larger or smaller. Once the band is in place, the procedure is over, usually taking less than an hour to perform.
The patient will have to learn a whole new way of eating and actually looking at food after the operation. No caffeine is allowed during the first three months following surgery as well as any carbonated beverages. For the first six weeks after the operation, the diet is all liquid, with four ounces consumed every hour for ten to twelve hours a day. Following the liquid diet weeks, the next six involve food that has been pureed in a food processor, consisting of meat, vegetables and salad. Bread, potatoes and other starches are omitted. Sadly, many people don't understand that the stomach banding surgery that they are considering having has so many restrictions and often turn it down once all the facts are made clear, and many more are turned down by the medical evaluation because of age, and pre-existing medical conditions.
In many cases, those who have had stomach banding surgery lose between fifty and sixty percent of their excess weight after two years. For those who have had a lifetime of obesity, this is the beginning of a new life, being able to shop for "normal" clothes and perhaps being able to fit into an airline seat. Being able to exercise in simple ways such as walking around the block without huffing and puffing is a miracle in itself for many, but sadly, others who have the surgery cannot overcome the emotional tangled web that brought about the overeating in the first place. The addiction is too strong, too powerful and weight that is lost is eventually put back on and the stomach banding surgery is for naught. Some surgeons who perform this procedure may go ahead with the surgery without having a sense that those emotional tentacles are severed, but it would seem that the best practice is to deal with the inner turmoil first.
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