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How safe is the belly-band for weight loss?

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Lap Band Surgery -- The Basics

In lap band surgery an adjustable gastric band is placed on the top portion of the stomach. The procedure is considered easy and takes only a few hours.

A patient can go home immediately afterwards and can continue normal activities 3 to 4 days after surgery, except for one: eating. The patient undergoes several stages of dieting until the pouch formed during surgery is fully healed.

Lap Band Diet Phases

The lap band diet has three phases: (1) liquid diet phase, (2) puree diet phase and (3) regular diet phase. It takes four to six weeks before one can resume a daily eating routine. Patients are usually advised of the limited amounts of food they can take and what kinds of food they can have.

I know someone who did this, and quite frankly, I don't know of anyone who can possibly eat that little. It's ridiculous.

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