Benefits of Gastric Band in India

by Larry Oshiola Medical Consultant

Overview of Obesity Surgery

Gastric band surgery is undertaken to reduce the amount of food consumed by the patient. This surgery is performed when prescribed by the doctor. This helps the patient to consume a small quantity of food by putting a band around his stomach, which turns his stomach into a small pouch.

This surgery must be performed only when the patient is unable to reduce his weight by other methods and his obesity is affecting his health otherwise. Obesity surgery or gastric band surgery is prescribed by the doctors only to those patients whose bodies are capable of absorbing it.

What is Gastric Band?

The gastric band is a band tied around the stomach of an obese person on the advice of a doctor when his obesity is affecting his health in an adverse manner. Gastric band surgery is suggested to the persons who are unable to lose their weight in any other manner.

Putting up a gastric band around the stomach reduces the quantity of food intake to an ounce. Installation of the gastric band in the body is accompanied by putting in another device that is placed exactly below the skin to adjust the size of an adjustable gastric band.

Who is the best candidate for the gastric band?

Doctors suggest this surgery to people whose Body Mass Index is 35 or 40 or above and due to which they are suffering from ailments and diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. Through this process of gastric band surgery, they are able to cut down on a few kilograms.

Also, the persons who wish to improve their health or living conditions can undergo this surgery if they are fit for it. This helps them maintain good health and fit body. Before undergoing this surgery, they must consult a doctor.

Benefits of Gastric Band in India

Due to the availability of low-cost gastric band surgery in India, many patients are able to derive the benefit. The top doctors and hospitals of India are providing the facility of gastric band surgery which helps to reduce problems related to obesity.

The availability of gastric band in India at low cost has made it possible for patients looking for affordable surgery to get it easily. Due to this and the availability of better medical facilities, increase in life expectancy has been achieved.

Apart from this, international patients come to India for gastric band surgery due to its low cost as compared to in other western countries. This has helped in bringing foreign exchange in the country.

Cost of Gastric Band in India

The cost of the gastric band in India is much lower than that in other western countries. There are various factors that determine the cost of this surgery in India which includes hospital factors, medical team, and patient factors. The patient has to decide upon the type of hospital whether private or government, type of insurance, facilities and brand value of the hospital. Medical team factors count upon the type of surgery, the technology used qualification of the surgeon, type of anesthesia and the extent of required surgery. Other factors that determine the cost of the gastric band in India includes the diagnosis of the patient, the type of room chosen, the general health of the patient, etc.

Why International Patients choose India for weight loss surgery?

People from all around the world come to India for gastric band surgery. They choose India for this surgery as it is available at much affordable price with the same quality of equipment and expertise like in other western countries. Secondly, this surgery is quite often performed in India which adds to the experience of the surgeons. Also, many hospitals in India provide a remarkable service of free consultation for gastric band patients.

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