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Raffles Hospital, Singapore |
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Raffles Hospital, Singapore, is a 388-bed Private Hospital located just outside the Central Business District of Singapore. It is well connected to major road and subway hubs in Singapore. A Lapband Procedure costs from S$14,500, including hospital stay, implant and surgeons Fees.
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Our Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Baladas (MBBS Singapore, FRCS Edinburgh) heads the Lapband Team. He trained in Lapband and Upper GI surgery in Australia and since returning to Singapore in 2000, has performed over 250 lapbands, representing the largest personal series in East Asia. |
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Bariatric Endocrinologist |
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An endocrine specialist is an integral part of the team. He will work to exclude hormonal causes of obesity and correct them before surgery if nescessary. |
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Bariatric Anaesthetist |
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Anaesthesia for morbidly obese patients is challenging for the anaesthetist. An anaesthetisiologist will have to performs a large number of bariatric procedures every year to become competent and safe. |
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Bariatric Dietician |
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The dietician is
an integral part of the lapband team and will
see the patients before and after surgery.
Pre-operatively, the dietician explains what to
expect and the satiety they will feel.
Postoperatively, she will help them in the early
liquid and semi-solid phases and then, the
golden rules of eating. Dietary counseling
following bariatric surgery is a highly
specialised field. |
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“Bariatric Surgery should be performed within a program that has dedicated specialists and is commited to doing a large number of cases every year”.
American Society of Bariatric Surgery
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Respiratory Physician |
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A respiratory physician cum intensivist will look after pre-operative issues such as preparing patients with severe sleep obstruction for surgery. He also needs to be a slick intensivist to help manage peri-operative problems that might arise. |
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Plastic Surgeon |
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Lapband patients may develop loose, hanging regions of skin once they have lost 30 or 40 kg of fat. It is the role of the plastic surgeon to help surgically trim these regions of tissue. Sometimes, liposuction, lipectomy or breast reduction are combined with the lapband procedure. |
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Psychiatrist |
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A small number of patients have conditions such as depression which need to be evaluated before they can undergo the lapband. Occasionally, patients have difficulties coping with restricted eating and develop depression following lapband. Other patients may have psychiatric eating disorders that require evaluation before embarking on lapband. |
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Sports Medicine Physician |
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Following gastric banding, total calorie intake drops drastically. The human body however detects this as starvation and decreases the metabolic rate to compensate. This can hinder weight loss. The only way to keep the metabolism active is exercise. Lapband patients must remain active following surgery and a good exercise regimen will ensure adequate activity without injuries. |
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