Infection: Another Lap Band Surgery Risk!

What is Infection and what are the common reasons of its occurrence after Lap Band Surgery?

What are the symptoms of Infection in Lap Band Surgery?

What are the treatments of infection after Lap Band Surgery?


To loose extra weight from your body the most easiest way is Lap Band Surgery which is perfect form those who are obese or over than that level. The Lap Band Surgery can give them what they dream i.e. a healthy and attractive body. Lap Band Surgery is very less invasive but still sometimes complications occur that need attention of the patient before it’s too late.


In the lap band Surgery the silicone or plastic material are used and few patients have allergies with these materials and so they need to know these things can be life threatening reaction that requires emergency surgery. Better ger recover from Protein deficiency. Infection is one of the seen problems.

When Infection occurs:

  1. Since the size of your stomach and small intestine both becomes smaller after lap band surgery, you are at the high risk of having the infection.
  2. Infection also develops around the lap band or at the port side where the Lap Band Doctor can add or remove saline solution to tighten or loosen the Lap Band.
  3. It is also seen that the patients have got the infection after few months. In case you are loosing enough weight then the skin near the abdomen area where the lap band is placed is overhang. This condition is called Pannicula. It is a form of skin infection on the underside of it.

Symptoms of Infection after Lap Band Surgery

If you have infection after lap band surgery you can have:-

  1. Inflammation of the skin.
  2. Tenderness and Skin nodules.
  3. If panniculitis occur once then can occur again too.
  4. Swelling and Pain at the incision sight.
  5. Fever and Aches.

Treatment of Infection after Lap Band Surgery

In case any of these symptoms are seen, you should immediately consult your doctor. In case of internal Infection at the incision site, your doctor will prescribe antibiotics. According to the infection level the doctor will decide to drain the site or not. It may possible the surgeon go for your lap band adjustment to stop increasing the infection. The Panniculitis can be treated with the antibiotics and if the excess skin is still inside then can be surgically removed.


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