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To shrink your liver so it's safe for the surgeon to operate.

There has been more than one story on these forums of people who've gone in for Lap Band surgery and came out with all the scars but no Lap Band because their liver was too fatty and enlarged for the surgeon to proceed. So, they are closed up with no band.

It's very important to stick to the pre op diet if your surgeon gives you one.

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Exactly what Missy said. I think in addition, it helps you prepare for the post-op diet. Most doctors require liquids for a period after surgery, sometimes up to 3-4 weeks. It was a good way for my body to get used to only liquids so post wasn't such a shock.

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As the others said it is a healthy way of preparing your body for surgery, give you a head start on losing weight and it will teach you that food is fuel... You don't need to eat. You just need to get nutrition.

If you cannot stick to the pre op diet I would wait until your head is in the game... Or you will not be successful.

Best of luck!

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didnt know all that thank God mine must have been ok cuse I didnt do the pre-op and came out with a band. do the diet to make sure u get one to much dollars and stress not to have what you came for.

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Like the other have said, in overweight people the liver tends to be the most fatty organ and it is one of the most delicate, they have to move your liver to reach your stomach, so you want it in good shape. When you start losing weight, that where it apparantly comes off first.

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I guess it depends on the surgeon. My surgeon didn't ask me to do anything and thakfully everything was fine. If he would've asked me I would've done it for my own good.

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My surgeon described handling the liver during surgery as like trying to manage a bowl of jelly (jello) with chopsticks! A fatty liver is more difficult to manage and therefore more dangerous.

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