▁band ing ▁is ▁the ▁least ▁invas ive ▁surg ery ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁and ▁is ▁completely ▁revers ible , ▁with ▁another ▁" key hole " ▁operation . ▁G astr ic ▁band ing ▁is ▁performed ▁using ▁la par os cop ic ▁surg ery ▁and ▁usually ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁shorter ▁hospital ▁stay , ▁faster ▁recovery , ▁smaller ▁sc ars , ▁and ▁less ▁pain ▁than ▁open ▁surg ical ▁procedures . ▁Because ▁no ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁st om ach ▁is ▁st ap led ▁or ▁removed , ▁and ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁int est ines ▁are ▁not ▁re - rout ed , ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁can ▁continue ▁to ▁abs orb ▁nut ri ents ▁from ▁food ▁normally . ▁G astr ic ▁bands ▁are ▁made ▁entirely ▁of ▁bio compatible ▁materials , ▁so ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁body ▁without ▁causing ▁harm . ▁ ▁However , ▁not ▁all ▁patients ▁are ▁suitable ▁for ▁la par os copy . ▁Pat ients ▁who ▁are ▁extremely ▁ob ese , ▁who ▁have ▁had ▁previous ▁ab dom inal ▁surg ery , ▁or ▁have ▁comp lic ating ▁medical ▁problems ▁may ▁require ▁the ▁open ▁approach . ▁ ▁P lacement ▁via ▁la par os cop ic ▁surg ery ▁The ▁surg ical ▁insert ion ▁of ▁an ▁adjust able ▁g astr ic ▁band ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁lap ▁band ▁procedure ▁or ▁band ▁pla cement . ▁First , ▁a ▁small ▁inc ision ▁( typ ically ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 . 2 5   cm ▁or ▁ 0 . 5 ▁in .) ▁is ▁made ▁near ▁the ▁bel ly