A laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (Lap-Band) is an inflatable device that is fitted around the top portion of the stomach. The purpose of the surgery is to treat obesity by restricting food consumption. The first Lap-Band was surgically placed on September 1st, 1993. From that point onward, bariatric surgery steadily rose in popularity until it … Read more
Losing weight is hard. When you have finally had enough of the weight gain and the detriment to your life that packing on the pounds has brought, the first step is to make a conscious decision to change. From here on out, everyone attempts to drop the excess pounds in varying ways. Some cut calories, … Read more
Lap-Band revision surgery is a bariatric procedure designed to replace your existing Lap-Band with a more effective weight loss procedure, such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery or gastric sleeve surgery. If you have a Lap-Band or other type of gastric banding, you may be wondering about revision and why it might be necessary. You might also want to … Read more
Gastric banding, otherwise referred to as a Lap-Band, is a procedure aimed at helping morbidly obese patients lose weight. Gastric band surgery has existed in some form or another since the 1970s. In the eighties, the surgery took the form we know today, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. In the ’90s and early 2000s, the lap band … Read more
Gastric banding used to be the go-to of bariatric surgery procedures. Patients liked that the gastric band was a reversible type of surgery. There was no reason to commit to a permanent surgery in order to lose a significant amount of weight. Then, somewhere along the line, the Lap-Band, as it has come to be … Read more
PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) is one reason some women turn to bariatric surgery. Studies show that popular bariatric procedures like the gastric sleeve and gastric bypass can be effective for helping obese women with PCOS achieve weight loss. Bariatric surgery can cause a reversal of many of the health problems we typically associate with PCOS. … Read more
