The LAP-BAND System is an adjustable gastric band designed to help you lose excess body weight, improve weight-related health conditions, and enhance quality of life. The LAP-BAND System is a silicone ...

Minimally Invasive Approach During the procedure, surgeons usually use laparoscopic techniques (using small incisions and long instruments), to implant an inflatable silicone band into the patient's ...

A study of the two most popular weight-loss surgeries found obese diabetics who had gastric bypass surgery lost 64 percent of their excess weight after a year, compared with 36 percent in those ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials have issued warning letters to eight surgical centers and a marketing firm in California for misleading advertisements promoting the Lap-Band, a ...

Current medical news and unique business news for anyone who cares about healthcare. FDA says Lap-Band ads are misleading. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to eight surgical ...

Willie Brooks Jr. was a 35-year-old substitute custodial worker for the Pomona school district when he decided to do something about his weight last year. The 6-foot-6 Brooks tipped the scale at ...