Do patients require plastic surgery due to weight loss following the Lap-Band ® System procedure?
Significant weight loss may sometimes require follow-up plastic surgery to remove excess skin folds. As a rule, plastic surgery should not be considered for at least a year or two after the operation since sometimes the skin will mold itself around the new body tissue. We counsel our Lap Band System patients to give the skin the time it needs to adjust and to discuss their appearance concerns with us.
