Lap-Band Surgery Failure Stories - A Video Collection

The LAP-BAND® System is a popular option for weight loss surgery in the United States. But as with any type of surgery, there are some patients who experience complications or failures after their Lap-Band procedures. In this article, we will talk about some of these possible scenarios and look at some failure stories as told by the patients themselves.

Statement of Objectivity - This is an objective website that presents all sides of weight loss surgery in a factual, informative way. We do not advocate for or against Lap-Band surgery, but merely provide a well-rounded overview of the subject. While there are surgery failure stories on this page, you can also find success stories in another section of the website.

Lap-Band Failure Videos

This development of this page is ongoing. We are constantly looking for quality videos and patient accounts that explain problems and failures associated with Lap-Band surgery procedures. New information is added to this page on a regular basis.

The video below is actually a compilation of Lap-Band surgery failure stories gathered by Dr. Robert Rutledge, who specializes in the mini gastric bypass surgery. So keep in mind that his is biased against Lap-Band procedures. This will become clear as you watch the patient failure stories he has created. Still, these videos do illustrate some of the common problems.

This next video features an intelligent and well-spoken patient who clearly explains the problems / failures she experienced with her Lap-Band surgery procedure. This patient's story adds the element of pregnancy into the mix as well.

Here's a video that portrays the Lap-Band surgery failure stories of two patients that spanned over several years. One patient struggled for eight years after her banding surgery, and the other patient for four years. Once again, keep in mind that these patients were selected and interviewed by a doctor who specializes in the mini gastric bypass (clearly biases).

And Now Some Positive Stories

In the spirit of objectivity, we have added a few positive surgery stories about the Lap-Band procedure. It just goes to show you that this procedure is like any other in medicine today — there are successes as well as failures with the procedure.

How to Avoid Failure After Lap-Band Surgery

So what can you do to decrease the chance of problems and failures after having a Lap-Band surgery? Well, according to Dr. O'Brien in this next video, there are eight specific things you can do. Take it away, Doc...

Learn More About the Surgery

Lap-Band Slippage Explained
Occasionally, these bands will slip from where they were originally placed. This is often referred to as Lap Band slippage or banding slippage. This article explains this form of post-surgery failure / complication.

Other Problems With the Surgery
Every type of surgery has potential problems, and that goes for gastric banding procedures as well. So in this article, we will shed some light on the Lap Band problems some patients have experienced, mostly by citing their stories in their own words.

Overview of Lap-Band Surgery
This type of bariatric procedure remains one of the most popular options for patients in the United States. In this tutorial, we have provided some information to help you understand how this procedure works in the first place.

How Much Does it Cost?
While more and more insurance companies have begun to cover bariatric surgeries, there are still plenty that do not cover it. So the cost of a Lap-Band procedure must be addressed early on. This article explains the average cost of this surgery, as well as other related topics.