Lap-Band for non obese?

[hyperkitty 0]

Is it possible to get a lap-band procedure done if your NOT overweight/obese? As a preventative to becoming overweight? I weigh between 50-52kg and I''m 5'5 feet.

[Jachut 487]

Probably not.

that's not to say it wouldnt be a sensible idea for some people. I mean, I told someone I had a lapband the other day and she said "why on earth would YOU need one?".

I may be 150lb and 5ft 10, and look pretty fit and toned, but I am an obese person and I always will be. I need my band to stay this way. I could have maybe lost that 100lb without a band, for sure, (not likely, lol) but I would always be fighting my body's tendency to want to be heavy and always waging a battle over appetite and food.

I can see that someone who may not actually be overweight but has to work mightily to not be could benefit from something like a lapband as a preventative measure.

But unfortunately, I doubt you'd get any doctor to do it, or any insurance company to pay for it.

[Miss_P 0]

I would say, extremely unlikely.

It would be like sending someone to intensive rehab for a non existant drug problem.

Perhaps if you are that concerned with gaining weight, eat healthy and excercise:) There is no quick fix.