Least invasive surgical option
The Gastric Band is the least invasive surgical option for weight loss surgery
The adjustable gastric band (known as lap banding) acts as a restrictive procedure. A silicone band is placed around the upper part of the stomach, creating a small pouch above the band, about the size of a golf ball and a large pouch below the band.
This creates an hour glass appearance and it functions by limiting the amount of food you can eat in order to feel full and also controls the rate food that is emptied out of the pouch into the rest of the stomach. This is at a slower rate than normal and therefore you should feel satisfied on smaller amounts of food and feel fuller for a longer period of time.
The gastric band can be tightened or loosened and will need adjusting from time to time. An adjustment reduces the size of the opening into the rest of the stomach below the band. This is done via the port (button like) which is connected to the band by a small thin tube that is positioned under the skin and fat. Please more that this is not visible.
Gastric band adjustments are relatively pain free and will be carried out by our own team of specialists until the suitable restriction for you is established. This can be different for every patient.
The operation takes approximately 1 hour and will require an overnight stay in hospital. Over eating and poor eating habits can cause nausea and vomiting. This may jeopardise your potential to maximise weight loss and may result in band slippage.
Dionne had a Gastric Band with Tonic. Watch her inspiring story below…
How Is A Gastric Band Fitted?
The adjustable gastric band is placed by a surgeon laparoscopically (key hole surgery) under general anaesthesia and involves a short admission to hospital.
The Gastric Band Is Most Suitable For You If:
There Are Certain Medical Conditions That Would Mean You Are Not A Suitable Candidate For A Gastric Band And These Include*:
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At Tonic Weight Loss Surgery we offer a bespoke service to all of our patients – this is because all our patients are unique in their own way and they are likely to have different needs and requirements.
When you book a free consultation with one of our bariatric surgeons we will arrange a pre-consultation telephone call for you. This is where our surgeon will call you prior to your in-house consultation and go through the details of the operation you are considering to ensure that:
Why Choose Tonic Weight Loss Centre?
1. We only select specialist GMC registered Bariatric Surgeons, highly skilled and experienced to work with us and also all our surgeons operate on the NHS.
2. We offer 2 Years aftercare with all of our Bariatric surgery procedures.
3. We are available 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year for our patients needs and support.
4. Dedicated Surgeons, Nurses, Physiologist, Dieticians and Patient Liaisons staff to support you through every step of your journey to a new you here with us at Tonic.
5. 70% of our patient liasion staff have had cosmetic or weight loss surgery, or sometimes both! They can therefore share their experience with you.
6. We work with Allergan, and Ethicon, leading supplier of bariatric devises so we supply you with the best possible medical product around.
7. Transport supplied for surgery included in the cost of your surgery.
8. NO HIDDEN COST
Your Consultation
Planning starts with your consultation. Consultations should only be given by one person, a highly experienced surgeon who is the only one capable of determining whether you are a suitable candidate for the surgery that you are asking for. Counsellors, or nursing, irrespective of their experience are not licensed to operate and although they may assist with simple explanations, you should not allow yourself to be placed in a situation where they advise surgery. Most counsellor’s work on a commission basis and it is therefore unlikely that your best interests will figure prominently in their thinking.
At the consultation you will not find counsellors. All consultations are carried out by highly trained Bariatric Registered Surgeons.
The patient prepared to accept advice from an unqualified source should not be too surprised if the standard of surgery reflects this fact. Competent professionals will not be found associating with this type of organisation. It may be wise to bear this in mind.
No substitute exists for a Pre-Operative Consultation. It may be inconvenient; you may feel it unnecessary believing that you know what you want. The truth is different. Consultation is an integral part of any treatment you may have carried out. It cannot be bypassed.
We do not charge for Consultations. A very high degree of knowledge and skill is required for a well-balanced opinion about the necessity for the operation in which you may be interested. You must appreciate that even when the advice is not in favour of surgery, it comes from a highly qualified person who has given his time, attention and experience to your problem, consulting, both pre and post-operatively accounts for over 50 per cent of surgeons times and good ones do not give this time away. Neither will they tell you that you need surgery when you don’t. Surgeons build reputation not only by the work they carry out, but the work they decline.
What To Do After Your Consultation?
If you have any doubts or concerns after your consultation with your surgeon you can call us on 0845 021 2181 for more advise.
How Do I Book My Procedure
After Surgery
What Are The Surgery Finance Options At Tonic Weight Loss?
Pay for your Procedure in Installments –
Although we keep our bariatric surgery prices competitive, many of our patients choose to have some kind of finance or loan for easier payments.We do not offer in house finance however we are able to recommend some finance companies that have good repayment schemes and low APR.
Tonic Weight Loss Centre – Savings Programme –
If you are not eligible for finance or are having trouble getting finance, why not start saving for your procedure with Tonic. With this option you can book your procedure well in advance and pay monthly instalments to Tonic. This way you know the money is being saved for what it is intended for before surgery for you.
For more information or if you would like this option please do not hesitate to contact the office or your patient liaison who get this in place for you.
Aftercare Support Packages Available
Each Support Package is tailored towards the particular procedure.
Gastric Band Aftercare Package
Gastric Bypass Aftercare Package
Gastric Balloon Aftercare Package
Gastric Band Aftercare Package
We are experts in the field of Weight Loss and Weight Loss Surgery and have many years of experience. Tonic Weight Loss Surgery currently have clinics situated around the UK; Birmingham, Cardiff, Derby, Leeds, Leicester, London & Nottingham. Our philosophy is simple, we teach you how to ‘eat to live, not live to eat’… Read more
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