About LAP-BAND

The LAP-BAND^® Adjustable Gastric Banding System is a simple yet advanced gastric banding system that helps you gradually lose and control your weight by reducing the amount of food that your stomach can hold at one time. 

The LAP-BAND® System is the safest, simplest and least traumatic of all weight-loss surgeries. An inflatable silicone band is inserted through small incisions in the abdomen and positioned to create a much smaller stomach pouch, allowing you to feel full and satisfied while eating less. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are losing weight permanently and changing their lives with the LAP-BAND.

• Relatively new technology in the U.S. with FDA approval in 2000.

• Restrictive procedure limiting food consumption during meals.

• A band is placed around the uppermost part of the stomach.
  

• Less invasive procedure with lower surgical risks.
  

• Food is processed through normal digestion and absorption.
  

• Requires long term vitamin and mineral supplementation.
  

• Documented weight loss of 40% to 60% of excess body weight.
  

• Frequent adjustments required to control band restriction.
  

• Implantation of a foreign device.
  

• Reversible.
  

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