Lap Band Benefits

Every day at 1-800-GET-THIN, we see the incredible benefits in health and well-being the Lap Band procedure can bring to the formerly severely and morbidly obese. It is satisfying to see leading medical organizations also identify the life changing and life saving improvements that weight loss surgery can bring.

The American Heart Association has recently published a paper, based on expert review of recent scientific studies, stating that weight loss surgery can result in long term weight loss and significant benefits in cardiac and other obesity related risks for some portions of the severely and morbidly obese population. Further, the study noted that recent studies have indicated that bariatric surgery may prolong life span in the morbidly obese.

The author of the paper relates that physicians and the morbidly obese patients have had significant difficulty in treating obesity. He adds that lifestyle modifications and drug therapy have generally been unsuccessful in the morbidly obese population and, therefore, it is reasonable to look at surgery options.

The three main points summarized are as follows: 1. Weight loss surgery is a good option for patients that are severely or morbidly obese who have failed medical therapy and are good surgical candidates
2. For those who meet the criteria of weight loss surgery, there is often long term significant improvement in health and maintained weight loss
3. Though there are risks, in centers that perform many weight loss surgery procedures, weight loss surgery is considered a rather safe procedure.

The lead author of the study recognizes that obesity has become an epidemic in the United States and other industrialized countries. He cites that the severely obese are the most rapidly growing segment of the obese population and this is a cause for concern because of the health consequences of severe obesity. For example, a 25 year old severely obese man has an approximately 20 percent decreased life expectancy compared to that of a non-obese male.

As with the American Heart Association, 1-800-GET-THIN recognizes that bariatric surgery is not for everyone but can be a critical life saving procedure for the morbidly obese who qualify. 1800 GET THIN has helped thousands start their quest for weight loss. If you are interested in more information, please visit 1800GETTHIN.com. If you would like to sign up for an informative Lap Band seminar, please call 1800GETTHIN.