Complications You Should Know About Weight Loss Surgery
(Go Back...) An open procedure,
or a surgery where the body is opened with a large incision can often lead to
infected wounds, more healing time and more healing time. Laparoscopic
surgeries, or those with smaller incisions, can sometimes lead to lung problems,
wound ruptures, blood clots, and liver and spleen damage. With any type of
surgery, there are specific risks of complications.
With the Lap-Band weight loss surgery, there are some complications that are
only associated with this surgery. These complications can include problems with
the band on the stomach. The band can slip or the stomach can slip out of place.
After the band is filled with saline, the band can spontaneously deflate. This
can cause a leakage that can come from the band, the port or the connecting
tubing. Another problem with the band is that in some patients, the band can
erode into the stomach, leading to the need of another surgery. With the
Lap-Band weight loss surgery system, the smaller stomach pouch that has been
created can become enlarged or can be blocked.
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- A new report suggests that women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies than do obese women who become pregnant.
- Women who get pregnant after weight-loss surgery tend to be healthier and less likely to deliver a baby born with complications compared to obese women, researchers said on Tuesday.
- Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure-- complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby--than pregnant women who are obese, according t
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