One of the most popular types of weight loss surgery is Lap Band Surgery. Unfortunately this surgery isn't easy on the patient due to the depth of change that it causes to the body. Plastic surgeons are working to make the surgery easier on patients while still obtaining the same positive results in terms of rapid weight loss. They have come one step closer with surgeries that have reduced scarring and reduced recovery time.
The new approach that is being explored is to complete the entire Lap Band surgery by going only through the belly button of the patient. This allows for minimal scarring that is unnoticeable to most people because it is in the belly button area. It also allows for minimal invasion of the body which means that the recovery time for the patient tends to be shorter and the amount of discomfort experienced by the patient is lessened.
This type of procedure is actually an advance that has been made to an already-improved version of the Lap Band Surgery. The original Lap Band Surgery is starting to be replaced by the "single port" form of the surgery which uses a single entry point for completing the plastic surgery procedure. In this case, the point of entry is the belly button.
Question of the Day: Will the belly-button single-port entry method of Lap Band Surgery become the norm in this type of weight loss procedure?
