Question

Darlene is a 5′ 2′′, 23-year-old woman who weighs almost 250 pounds. to lose weight, she's tried calorie-restricted diets, fad diets, exercise programs, and appetite-suppressant pills without success. she would like to try a surgical weight-loss method that reduces the size of her stomach without the use of staples and is reversible. her physician is likely to recommend ________.

Answer 1

This will likely be the gastric banding approach. This treatment places an expandable silicone band around the upper portion of the stomach, which can be adjusted. This slows down the intake of food and leads the patient to feeling full much more quickly and an associated loss of weight.