The surgery for placing the ring. gastric in Turkey. is done under general anaesthesia and lasts in average of 35 minutes to 1 hour, and the person must be admitted to hospital for 1 to 3 days.
The placement of the gastric band is done by laparoscopy, which is a procedure which requires drilling holes in the abdominal region, through which passes material that will help the physician to perform the surgery.
This stomach surgery consists of:
- Place a strip of silicone, ring-shaped, around the part of the of the stomach and divide it into two parts of different sizes, leaving the stomach in the shape of an hourglass. If it is true that the two parts of the stomach communicate with each other, the channel connecting the two parts is by against very small ;
- Connect the brace to a device, by a silicone tube. The latter is put in place under the skin in order to to allow the adjustment of the ring at any time.
The surgeon monitors every step of the surgery on a computer screen, as the and as a micro camera is introduced into the stomach, and the surgery Is performed laparoscopically.
Be aware that before your ring intervention in Turkey, the specialist will produce a series of additional tests to determine the status of the general health of the patient and confirm that the patient meets the criteria to undergo this type of treatment.
In addition, in preparing for the of the gastric band, the controls and visits that will be carried out after the intervention are established.