ing . ▁This ▁texture ▁will ▁maxim ise ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁band , ▁rather ▁than ▁choosing ▁easier ▁wet ▁food s , ▁such ▁as ▁sou ps , ▁c asser oles ▁and ▁smooth ies , ▁which ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁band ▁quickly ▁and ▁easily ▁resulting ▁in ▁greater ▁cal or ic ▁int ake . ▁ ▁Support ▁groups ▁exist ▁for ▁g astr ic ▁band ing ▁patients . ▁Some ▁mix ▁R N Y ▁and ▁g astr ic ▁by pass ▁patients ▁with ▁g astr ic ▁band ing ▁patients . ▁Some ▁g astr ic ▁band ▁patients ▁have ▁critic ized ▁this ▁approach ▁because , ▁while ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁underlying ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁ob es ity ▁are ▁the ▁same , ▁the ▁needs ▁and ▁challeng es ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁groups ▁are ▁very ▁different , ▁as ▁are ▁their ▁early ▁rates ▁of ▁weight ▁loss . ▁Some ▁g astr ic ▁band ▁recip ients ▁feel ▁the ▁procedure ▁is ▁a ▁failure ▁when ▁they ▁see ▁that ▁R N Y ▁patients ▁generally ▁lose ▁weight ▁faster . ▁ ▁Cost ▁of ▁g astr ic ▁band ing ▁ ▁Ad just able ▁g astr ic ▁band ▁surg ery ▁costs ▁average ▁about ▁$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁although ▁state - specific ▁aver ages ▁range ▁from ▁about ▁$ 1 0 , 5 0 0 ▁( Color ado ▁and ▁Texas ) ▁to ▁over ▁$ 3 3 , 0 0 0 ▁( Al aska ). ▁Services ▁included ▁in ▁these ▁costs ▁vary ▁by ▁surg ical ▁clin ic ▁and ▁hospital , ▁but ▁most ▁practices ▁include ▁all ▁services ▁necessary ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁procedure ▁( sur