In a lap band procedure, the band is surgically placed around the upper portion of the stomach, creating a smaller stomach pouch.  The benefit of this procedure is that the patient feels "full" quicker, and is satisfied with smaller amounts of food during a meal.  Furthermore, there is no cutting or "stapling" of the stomach.  As a result, lap band procedures are the least traumatic of all weight loss surgeries.

During the surgery, several small incisions are made, enabling the use of long, thin instruments to implant the lap band.  With smaller incisions, patients usually experience less pain and scarring when compared to the larger incisions of a major surgery.  An additional benefit is less hospitalization time, with most patients able to return home the same day as the procedure.  Typically within a week, most patients may resume normal activities.

As seen below in a short film, the procedure utilizes an adjustable silicone band which is connected by a catheter to an access port placed on the wall of the abdomen inside the body.  The port gives the surgeon the ability to adjust the size of the band, which can control the patient's consumption of food.  To see an animation of this procedure, please press play below.

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