The Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Is Growing In Popularity by Donald Saunders When it comes to New Year's resolutions it will probably come as no surprise that losing weight is top of the list, followed closely by improving general fitness and overall health. Indeed, in January of each year more than a quarter of us resolved to lose weight. For a growing number of people who are classed as being clinically obese the answer to their weight loss problem lies in gastric bypass surgery. One quite recent FDA approved weight-loss option, the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band procedure (LAP-BAND®), is proving particularly popular and recent statistics show that out of nearly 170,000 weight-loss procedures performed in 2005 getting on for one-third were lap band procedures.

The lap band procedure uses a laparoscope to place a silicone ring around the top of the stomach, effectively partitioning the stomach into a small stomach pouch and the larger […]

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