Weight Loss after LAP-BAND® Surgery

Many studies have been published describing weight loss outcomes after LAP-BAND® surgery. These studies show that LAP-BAND® surgery results in long-term weight loss in the majority of patients. Read about weight loss after LAP-BAND® surgery, and see our weight loss results, below.

Weight Loss - Best LAP-BAND® Surgery Programs Worldwide
The best published studies report that average weight loss after LAP-BAND® Surgery is 50-60% of excess weight over 2-3 years. Long-term studies (5-8 years) show that LAP-BAND® patients tend to maintain the majority of this weight loss over time.

Certain patients tend to do better that these averages. Younger patients, lower BMI patients, and highly motivated patients, for example, tend to lose more of their excess weight, and tend to lose faster.

Weight Loss - Our Results (>600 patients)
Our LAP-BAND® weight loss results place us within this small group of best LAP-BAND® surgery programs worldwide (see table below). At 3 years, our LAP-BAND® patients average almost 60% excess weight loss.

Our younger and lower BMI patients achieve better weight loss results than this average. For our LAP-BAND® patients with BMI < 40 (less than ~100 pounds overweight), average weight loss is >50% of excess weight at 1 year, and approaches 60% of excess weight at 2 years.

Weight Loss after Surgery	Our Results	Best Studies**
Excess Weight Loss at 6 months	34%
Excess Weight Loss at 1 year	44%	40-45%
Excess Weight Loss at 2 years	51%	50-54%
Excess Weight Loss at 3 years	56%	50-60%
Excess Weight Loss at 5-8 years		50-60%

**Many (most?) weight loss surgery practices do not achieve equally good results – see explanation below**

Remember, these weight loss results are averages - individual patients can lose more or less weight than the average. Our most successful LAP-BAND® patient, for example, lost 100% of her excess weight in 9 months after surgery.

**Weight Loss - Other LAP-BAND® Surgery Programs**
Many programs do not achieve equally good results. Why? Largely because of differences in patient care after surgery. Successful, long-term weight loss requires patients to establish new eating and exercise habits. What helps patients to be successful making these changes? Education, follow-up, and ongoing support. Often weight loss surgery programs focus primarily on performing the operation, and not sufficiently on the other elements that help patients to achieve long-term success.

Weight Loss - Success Factors
In our experience the following are the keys to great long-term weight loss success:

1. Education
2. Patient motivation and commitment
3. Optimal band adjustment
4. Follow-up and support

Learn More about LAP-BAND® Surgery!
LAP-BAND® surgery has been proven to result in long-term weight loss for the majority of patients. To learn more we encourage you to attend a free, no-obligation informational seminar with Dr. Oliak - call our Orange County office at 714-582-2530 or send us an inquiry form today!