Adjustable gastric band HELIOGAST HAGE

The adjustable gastric band is implanted around the upper part of the stomach. Its "hourglass" effect helps to regulate and limit the passage of food, and to achieve satiety more quickly. The ring is connected to a subcutaneous device, an implantable chamber, which allows the internal diameter of the ring to be adjusted by injecting physiological serum. THE INTERVENTION This simple technique, mastered by a large number of surgical teams, is generally performed laparoscopically and requires only a short hospital stay. This procedure should be recommended in most cases because of its non-mutilating and reversible nature. PATIENT CARE The intervention must be accompanied by rehabilitation to change the eating behavior of the patient. This is taken care of by a multidisciplinary team made up of a surgeon, gastroenterologist, a nutritionist (or a dietician) and a psychologist. This team plays a major role in the weight loss, stabilisation and recovery of the patient: the causes of obesity are multiple and the treatment must be comprehensive. AN EFFECTIVE RING This good tolerance should be compared with the significant effectiveness of the Heliogast HAGA ring in terms of weight. If it is established that effective surgery should enable the patient to lose 50% of their initial excess weight, Heliogast makes it possible to achieve and maintain this good result over time. A WELL TOLERATED RING Safety data for the Heliogast ring are widely available. With more than 9000 cases analyzed, one Heliogast ring out of 10 has been the subject of scientific communication since it was put on the market.