LAP-BAND to Gastric Sleeve Revision
in Toronto
in Toronto
Had Lap band Surgery? Long Term Results Are Still Possible.
Lap band to gastric sleeve surgery can help your weight loss goals.
About 40% of gastric band patients will either not achieve expected results or experience a complication. However, this doesn’t have to mark the end of your weight loss journey – 360 Sleeve offers gastric band conversion surgery, done by removing your lap band and performing gastric sleeve surgery in a single operation.
About Lap Band to Gastric Sleeve Surgery
A common procedure that can make all the difference.
If you’re disappointed in the weight loss results you’ve experienced from lap band surgery, the solution may be revisional bariatric surgery – a conversion from lap band to gastric sleeve.
The most common revision method involves removing your laparoscopic gastric band during the same operation as your gastric sleeve.
Removal of the band on its own often leads to regaining the weight you’d previously lost, undoing progress.
However, by combining the procedure with a gastric sleeve, you’ll be better able to keep off the weight you’ve already lost – while also helping you continue to achieve your weight loss goals.
Should My Lap Band Be Converted to Gastric Sleeve or Bypass?
An excellent weight loss opportunity.
Some lap band patients may be considering converting to a gastric bypass instead of gastric sleeve.
Multiple studies have shown that, in gastric band patients who underwent conversion to a gastric bypass versus a gastric sleeve, the average percentage of excess body weight loss at 12 months and 24 months were the same.
However, those who opted for the bypass experienced a significantly higher complication rate compared to those with a gastric sleeve.
This means lap band to gastric sleeve conversion offers you an excellent weight loss opportunity – without the complications associated with gastric bypass.
Learn more now about the difference between gastric bypass and gastric sleeve on our blog.
How is Band Conversion Surgery Performed?
Your step-by-step guide to this life-changing procedure.
If you’re curious about band conversion surgery, the first step is booking a free consultation with one of our experienced surgeons.
This will allow them to evaluate your current situation, and to ensure that nothing else can be done to achieve your weight loss goals.
If it’s determined that your band is not offering proper results, you may be eligible for lap band to gastric sleeve conversion surgery.
Before your gastric sleeve conversion surgery, you’ll need an upper endoscopy so our surgeons can get a better understanding of your anatomy.
During lap band conversion surgery, the band is removed laparoscopically and is immediately converted to a gastric sleeve.
As this is a revision surgery, scar tissue from the previous band may be encountered during the operation. You can be confident that our experienced surgeons provide the highest standard of safety and care should complications such as this arise.
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