). ▁History ▁of ▁ob es ity ▁( up ▁to ▁ 5 ▁years ). ▁Com pre h ension ▁of ▁the ▁ris ks ▁and ▁benefits ▁of ▁the ▁procedure ▁and ▁willing ness ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁substantial ▁lif el ong ▁di et ary ▁restrictions ▁required ▁for ▁long - term ▁success . ▁G astr ic ▁band ing ▁is ▁usually ▁not ▁recommended ▁for ▁people ▁with ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁following : ▁If ▁the ▁surg ery ▁or ▁treatment ▁represents ▁an ▁un reason able ▁risk ▁to ▁the ▁patient ▁U nt re ated ▁end ocr ine ▁dise ases ▁such ▁as ▁hypoth y roid ism ▁In fl am mat ory ▁dise ases ▁of ▁the ▁g astro int est inal ▁tract ▁such ▁as ▁ul cers , ▁es oph agit is ▁or ▁Cro hn ' s ▁disease . ▁Se vere ▁card iop ul mon ary ▁dise ases ▁or ▁other ▁conditions ▁which ▁may ▁make ▁them ▁poor ▁surg ical ▁candidates ▁in ▁general . ▁An ▁all erg ic ▁reaction ▁to ▁materials ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁or ▁who ▁have ▁exhib ited ▁a ▁pain ▁int ol er ance ▁to ▁impl anted ▁devices ▁Dep endency ▁on ▁alco hol ▁or ▁dru gs ▁People ▁with ▁severe ▁learning ▁or ▁cogn itive ▁dis abilities ▁or ▁em otion ally ▁un stable ▁people ▁ ▁Special ▁consider ations ▁for ▁pre gn ancy ▁If ▁considering ▁pre gn ancy , ▁ide ally ▁the ▁patient ▁should ▁be ▁in ▁optim um ▁nut r itional ▁condition ▁prior ▁to , ▁or ▁immediately ▁following , ▁conception ; ▁def lation ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁may ▁be ▁required ▁prior ▁to ▁a ▁planned ▁conception . ▁De fl ation