We are dedicated to providing you with the long-term post-operative care and support
(including dietary, behavior modification and counseling) necessary to help you
incorporate and maintain the significant lifestyle changes that will enable you
to achieve the best weight loss results.
- Scheduled Follow-up Visits with our surgeon and/or dietician; and the
- Post-Operative Diet, Nutrition, Exercise and Support Program
The Lap-Band is only a weight loss tool. Its long-term effectiveness largely
depends on your ability to change your diet, eating and exercise habits. DayOne’s
comprehensive program will empower you with the knowledge of healthy eating and
exercise habits that will maximize and maintain your weight loss. These requirements
are designed to help you lose weight and stay focused and healthy throughout your
post-surgery weight loss journey.
After surgery, therefore, we require that our Lap-Band patients strictly adhere
to scheduled follow-up visits with our surgeon and/or dietician and the Post-Operative
Diet, Nutrition, Exercise and Support Program.
Follow-up Visits
During the first year after surgery, DayOne requires that you have at least four
follow-up appointments with our surgeon. These visits are designed to:
- Monitor your recovery following surgery,
- Track your weight loss progress,
- Assess the need for a band adjustment; and
- Provide a one-on-one opportunity to discuss your concerns or post-operative problems
Post-Operative Diet, Nutrition, Exercise & Support
Diet & Nutrition Education
We aim to provide you with the knowledge that will make your weight loss healthy
and permanent. Our Dietician will meet with you before and after the surgery to
discuss the specific post-operative dietary restrictions and recommendations including
successful eating habits, foods to avoid, fluid requirements, vitamin replacements
and more.
During these counseling sessions, you will be encouraged to follow a balanced nutritional
program. It is important that our patients review and follow the post-operative
dietary guidelines very carefully as they are critical to recovery and successful
weight loss.
Importance of Exercise
Exercise is key to achieving health, vitality and faster weight loss. After
your initial recovery period, we encourage you to add moderate exercise into your
daily routine.
While walking is the recommended exercise immediately following surgery, four to
six weeks after your surgery, you may do any exercise you would like — aerobics,
bicycling, swimming, running, strength conditioning, etc. The more exercise you
incorporate into your life, the better you will feel.
Support Groups
We encourage all of our patients to participate in a support group following surgery.
The purpose of attending a Lap-Band support group is to provide patients with a
forum in which to:
- Propagate information about the Lap-Band surgery.
- Share experiences and answer each others questions.
- Provide a safe, non-judgmental and comfortable environment in which to share concerns
or problems.
The support group meets on the third Tuesday of the month in the DayOne Health lobby
located at 60 East Delaware Place, 15th Floor in Chicago, IL 60611. It runs
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. If you are interested in participating in a support
group, please contact our Program Dietician, Kim Mahoney at 312-255-1900 or via
email at
Lap-Band Adjustments
One of the unique and important advantages of the Lap-Band system is that
the band itself can be adjusted after your surgery with a simple injection. The
adjustment is a non-surgical procedure that is performed on an outpatient basis
with minimal discomfort or inconvenience.
Made in consultation with our surgeon, adjustments can be made at any time six weeks
after your surgery date.
Watch an animation of the
Lap-Band Adjustment.