The Procedures
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We offer three procedures at The Videoscopic Institute of Atlanta.
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
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Vertical Banded Gastroplasty has been replaced by the LAP-BAND®.
LAP-BAND®
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The LAP-BAND® doesn’t involve stapling or cutting of the stomach.
LAP-BAND® Advantages
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The LAP-BAND® can be adjusted after surgery to help the patient better.
Roux-En-Y (RNY)
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The Roux-En-Y has a very high success rate and greater weight loss results.
RNY- Advantages
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The Roux-En-Y helps patients lower their need for medications.
Sleeve Gastrectomy
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There are many potential benefits with this investigational procedure.
For patients that are interested in investigational studies in the past we were involved with a Laparoscopic Adjustable Band and also gastric patient for weight loss. Currently we have an ongoing study involving Sleeve Gastrectomy as a possibility for volunteers that are interested in that procedure. Potential benefits of the sleeve gastrectomy is that we create a smaller stomach. However, we do not use an artificial band around it, so we avoid the complications that can occur with that. The disadvantage is at this point we just do not know how well it is going to work and what are the long term problems we might see, so that is why it is still investigational.
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