Gastric Band Private hospitals In France see Growth in patients from the UK
Private hospitals in France have recently seen an increase in enquiries for gastric band surgery from people from Great Britain and Ireland. Private Clinics in France have just witnessed an escalation in demands for gastric band surgery from people from the UK and Ireland, especially for gastric band surgery , gastric bypass , and tummy tucks . In a recent discussion with an Obesity surgeon in Northern France, the surgeon said that he considered that this was maybe due to the fact that there had recently been more discussion on Obesity and the way it effects individuals lives. He also said that another reason for the increase in request from England was because of the lengthy waiting time for lap band surgery on the National health service and the recent cutbacks in NHS surgery for Gastric Band surgery. The UK NHS has announced that gastric band surgery has been effectively downgraded and only Urgent and Life threatening cases are currently being considered as