Erosion after Lap Band Surgery!

What is Erosion and why it occurs after Lap Band Surgery?

What are symptoms of Erosion after Lap Band Surgery?

What are the precautions for erosion after Lap Band Surgery?

What is the treatment if Erosion after Lap Band Surgery?


As the Lap Band Surgery has discovered the new way to loose the weight without cutting and stitching the stomach really and the band was used to get the weight loss results. It is now a major surgery that is followed for the weight loss but it has some complications possibilities too. One of them is Erosion.


The Band is made to keep outside the stomach and restrict the food intake but in case of Erosion the lap band break the stomach wall and enters the stomach. The Rate of occurrence of Erosion is very less 2% in all the lap band surgeries. Nausea & Vomiting can also occur at the time. In past times the band was tighter placed so caused the erosion but now the band can be adjustable so can be lose after the surgery so that the erosion can be prevented.


Symptom of Erosion after Lap Band Surgery

In general the Erosion after Lap Band Surgery does not have any serious symptoms like pain or other things but one thing is noticeable is that your weight loss stops. Few people however said that they have stomach pain, swelling and reddened skin around the port to the bacteria entered in the system.


Precaution for Erosion after Lap Band Surgery

You Can Avoid Band Erosion after Lap Band surgery by following these steps:

  • Stop taking tea, coffee or similar products for at least 3 months after lap band surgery.
  • Don’t take the carbonated drinks since these causes gas and increase the size of stomach due to carbonation.
  • For the first 5 to 6 weeks keep on the modified liquid diet.
  • Take 2 ounces of protein a day.
  • Use the food processor to shredded the food before eating.
  • Do not take any starchy food.

Treatment for Erosion after Lap Band Surgery

Since Lap band erosion is not an emergency, you don’t need to become overreact on this but I the access port site is infected then the port must be removed properly. You need to use the antibiotics for the bacterial infection and prompt removal of the port. After that the band can be removed semi-electively. To remove an eroded lap band is not an easy step and sometimes require an open approach. In many cases it has been seen that the surgeon can install a new lap band during the same surgery that he is removing the eroded band.

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