By Selena Richards
A new research has found that gastric band surgery is risky as it has several unforeseen medical consequences, including additional surgeries. Researchers at the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery in Brussels, Belgium studied 82 patients who had undergone the procedure and found that nearly 40 percent reported major complications. The researchers also found that about half had to have the bands removed and around 60 percent needed more surgery.

"The high failure rate of LAGB (laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding), at least in our hands, could be detrimental to its future continued widespread use as a restrictive weight loss operation," wrote researchers. The patients studied by the researchers lost an excess of 43 percent of their weight. Around 60 percent of the participants said they were satisfied with their experience. Results will be published in the July issue of the Archives of Surgery.

The researchers also claimed that another obese surgery, gastric bypass surgery, can also make changes in the shape of the stomach. Though weight loss surgery is risky and is extremely expensive, it can also save lives. Several obese people have undergone the surgery to prolong their lives. For example: Britain’s biggest man Paul Mason, who got operated last year. Mason weighed in at nearly 70 stone prior to operation and was facing serious risks to his health from the threats of heart disease and other, obesity-related conditions, but the weight loss surgery helped him in losing weight and Mason is now a healthy man. Having said that, I would say that people should resort to weight loss surgery only when deemed necessary.