The pride of Taiwan! Gastric band plication surgery to reduce star

Before undergoing weight loss surgery, patients often worry about side effects and plateau problems. However, this doubt has been dispelled by a weight loss surgery that is "the pride of Taiwan"! That is the reversible "gastric band plication surgery" innovatively launched by E-Da Hospital. In addition to reducing food intake and losing weight, when the stagnation period occurs, the band is adjusted to increase satiety to achieve the second stage of weight loss effect. Current statistics show that the average weight loss effect can reach 75%, which is very close to the ideal weight.

Gastric band plication surgery offers a new option for the treatment of obese patients. (Photo provided by E-Da Hospital)

Dr. Huang Zhikun, director of the International Endoscopic Weight Loss Center of Kaohsiung E-Da Hospital, said that compared to traditional simple gastric band weight loss surgery, in addition to the need for patients to return for monthly checkups and the impact on work and quality of life, the slow weight loss rate and poor efficiency often trouble patients and the medical team; gastric bypass surgery is highly invasive and requires long-term vitamin supplementation. In addition, the surgery is irreversible and involves cutting and changing the body's organs, which often makes patients hesitate. Gastric band folding surgery effectively improves weight loss efficiency, reduces the frequency of return visits, and does not cause problems with vitamin malabsorption.

E-Da Hospital's innovative reversible surgery, "Laminar Gastric Band Pleated Procedure" (LAGBP), provides a new option for the treatment of obese patients. Currently, the results of gastric band folding surgery are no less than those of gastric bypass surgery, which has high surgical risks. In addition, this surgery does not involve cutting the gastrointestinal tract, which will effectively reduce patients' concerns about their long-term health conditions.

Dr. Huang Zhikun said that the gastric band plication surgery technology is novel and has been published in foreign journals, sparking widespread international discussion. (Photo provided by E-Da Hospital)

Gastric band folding surgery uses a ring-shaped band device to form a 25cc small stomach pouch on the top of the stomach to increase the feeling of fullness after eating. At the same time, the large stomach pouch is folded and sutured to reduce the stomach capacity to about 100 ml to reduce the amount of food intake. At the same time, a subcutaneous injection regulator is inserted. If the patient encounters a period of weight loss stagnation, the band can be adjusted to continue weight loss, achieving a double weight loss mechanism in one surgery. The establishment of gastric band plication surgery has been recognized by the Journal of the American Society of Obesity Surgeons. This also proves that Taiwan's medical technology in minimally invasive weight loss surgery has surpassed international standards. It can be said to be the "pride of Taiwan" in the medical field!

Dr. Huang Chih-kun led the medical team to perform gastric band plication surgery in May 2009 and led the new trend of global weight loss surgery. In addition to publishing at the Taiwan Surgical Society, he was also invited to speak at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the International Federation of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. The paper was officially accepted by the American Society for the Surgery of Obesity Medical Journal, attracting attention and discussion from all over the world.