Lap Band Impact

If some Lap Band After Affects do occur, they are usually easily treatable and do not develop into serious problems for most people.

According to numbers from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approximately 90 percent of those patients who took part in a lap band surgery study noted at least one of the following side effects: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, heartburn and slippage of the lap band itself. The survey also reported in looking at Lap Band After Affects that close to 25 percent of the participants had the band taken out as a result of such side effects or not achieving the recommended weight loss.