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Within two years of treatment, gastric bands remove around 50% to 60% of excess weight. Put simply, when dieting and exercise alone don’t work, Lap-Bands are a hugely effective method of tackling obesity.

Television presenter Fern Britton lost three stone following her much-publicised gastric band operation, and more and more people are now switched on to how weight loss surgery can help them.

The process is a simple one. The gastric band effectively restricts the size of the stomach so that less food is needed to make you feel full. As a result, you eat smaller portions, develop a healthier lifestyle and lose weight.

Gastric bands aren’t just an easy option

However, it’s important that, amid celebrity weight loss success stories like Fern Britton’s, patients appreciate that a gastric band is neither an instant nor an easy solution.

While the band will control your appetite, and is proven to help weight loss over time, it is crucial to follow the post-procedure dietary advice to ensure maximise results.

This means that willpower and healthy eating are still the order of the day!

A spokesman for obesity surgery experts Gastric Band Info said: “The major health problems associated with being overweight and obese are now clearly understood throughout society.

“As a result, any misplaced stigma that was once attached to gastric bands has long since disappeared and we are seeing increasing numbers of people undergoing this procedure for the sake of their health and their family.”