The Green Zone in gastric banding surgery


The Green Zone

This is the ideal band fill volume which allows you to achieve optimal weight loss. Everyone requires a different restriction volume and adjustment schedule to reach their Green Zone. Ideally, once the band is adjusted to the green zone, the patient should tolerate a 1200calorie a day diet without significant hunger between meals.

When patients are not in the green zone, they will often experience the following symptoms:

  •  Well chewed food getting stuck
  •  Frequent heartburn
  •  Regurgitation
  •  Waking up at night coughing or vomiting.
  •  Maladaptive eating (liquid or soft foods are the only foods you comfortably eat).

 

The Green Zone in gastric banding surgery

The Green Zone in gastric banding surgery