Outpatient surgeries have become common for the over-weight people who have failed to shade weight from diet and exercise alone. Outpatient surgeries are considered the safest and most effective means of achieving significant weight loss in a short time. According to a recent study, with diet and exercise alone, around 95% of the obese people will gain all the lost weight back within 5 years. On the other hand, the success rate for outpatient surgeries, including LAP BAND, Gastric Balloon, and Bariatric surgery – are remarkably high. Outpatient obesity procedure and surgery allows the patients to maintain a long-term weight loss between 50-70% of their excess body weight. Although there are many other factors that can impact the success rate of an individual’s weight loss treatment, outpatient surgery is the most effective long-term weight loss and healthy lifestyle solution for extremely obese people.
Outpatient obesity procedure and surgery not only limited to LAP BAND, and some lap-revision operations, but it can also be applicable to other bariatric surgeries. In fact, most of the lap-band procedures are now being process in ambulatory operation centers that often lack the capacity for overnight stay. The clinical success of outpatient surgeries may depend on the careful patient selection, the skill and experience of the surgeon, and appropriate care components associated with the surgery.
Studies show that 90% of the obese patients that undergo outpatient surgeries will lose between 50-70% of their extra body fat within the first three years following the surgery. People who undergo gastric bypass surgery will lose excess body weight more quickly in the first 1 year than those that undergo LAP-BAND surgery. However, gastric balloon surgery is little more complicated than the LAP-BAND process. LAP-BAND surgery, on the other hand, gives a more gradual, effective, and long-term weight-loss success.
Typically, from a medical perspective, an outpatient obesity procedure and surgery is considered successful when the patient loses at least 50% of their excess body weight and keeps the weight off for at least 5 years. At the same time, a well-maintain lifestyle changes need to be made to ensure that the weight loss is maintained in the long term.
Recent statistics has shown that more than 50% of the patients that undergo outpatient surgery are able to maintain a 50-60% of their excess body weight even ten years after the surgical procedure. It is also important to know that a weight loss of just 10% of the total body-weight can start to offer positive health effects in curing other obesity related health conditions like asthma, gastric reflux, and diabetes. Outpatient surgery is generally performed to the patients that are at least 75-100 pounds overweight and have a BMI of at least 35.
Typically, after the outpatient surgery is performed, the overall weight-loss can range approximately between 40 pounds to over 100 pounds. While the patients can lead a very healthy and contended lifestyle after achieving the results, there is also numerous health benefits associated with a successful weight-loss. Most outpatient surgery patients take great pride in being able to perform certain activities that may not have been possible for a number of years.
