COVID-19 Updates: Keeping You Safe + Updated Visitor Policy
Middlesex Health is taking careful steps to begin allowing visitors for some of our patients. // CURRENT VISITOR POLICY
Middlesex Health is open and providing patient care, in person and through Virtual Visits. We have also resumed performing elective procedures.
See how we're going above and beyond to keep you safe. // HERE FOR YOU
All surgical patients will be tested for COVID-19 prior to their procedure. // LEARN MORE
We are asking that all patients who come to our facilities for an appointment wear a face mask. // MAKE A MASK AT HOME
We will continue to provide up-to-date information about COVID-19 and how it is impacting Middlesex Health, as well as resources to help you stay safe. // ALL COVID-19 INFORMATION
In the adjustable laparoscopic gastric banding procedure, a band containing an inflatable balloon is placed around the upper part of the stomach and fixed in place. This creates a small stomach pouch above the band with a very narrow opening to the rest of the stomach. A port is then placed under the skin of the abdomen. A tube connects the port to the band. By injecting or removing fluid through the port, the balloon can be inflated or deflated to adjust the size of the band. Gastric banding restricts the amount of food that your stomach can hold, so you feel full sooner, but it doesn't reduce the absorption of calories and nutrients.
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