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Hi I'm Doctor Georgia Rigas and I'm a GP that cares patients who've undergone
weight lose surgery.
Did you know that over have a 90,000 Australians have a Gastric Band
The Gastric Band is a tool which combined with a healthy lifestyle
can assist with weight loss and improved health over the long term.
Today, I'd like to discuss how to get the best from your band.
A Gastric Banding Procedure is one of the many ways to lose weight
and lead a healthy lifestyle, however,
it's important to always listen to your body and maintain regular contact with your clinic.
This should assist you in reaching a weight lose and health improvement goals.
If you're suffering symptoms like heart burn,
discomfort whilst eating, food being stuck or vomiting,
in reaching a white los and health improvement goals
the Red Zone.
It's important to see you clinic quickly because vomiting may cause pastalitation and band slippage.
This may lead to snacking and weight gain.
Alternatively, if you find that after your procedure you're
still eating large meals, I'm not satisfied after eating a small healthy meal, 0:01:08.200,1193:02:47.295 No patient should be vomiting after any weight loss surgery.
No patient should be vomiting after any weight loss surgery.
Ideally, your band should be in what we call the Green Zone line.
This is the optimal zone for weight loss.
You'll know this because you'll be satisfied after eating a small healthy meal,
Have prolonged satiety and therefore not snacking,
you've experienced significant weight loss, and
Importantly, you're not experiencing any vomiting.
If you have a Gastric Band and are not in the Green Zone,
please seek the help of your bariatric clinic.
the green zone
placing the help of your bariatric clinic your weight loss
an improvement in your health is the aim occupier
ticked up to the team at your clinic other to work with you
in order to achieve this