Bariatric Services

What is the LAP-BANDŽ System?

Approved by the FDA in June 2001, the LAP-BANDŽ Adjustable Gastric Banding System is a minimally invasive, adjustable and reversible surgical treatment for morbid obesity. It is also the gastric banding system with the most experience in the United States.

The LAP-BANDŽ System induces weight loss by reducing the capacity of the stomach, which restricts the amount of food that can be consumed. Since its clinical introduction in Europe in 1993, over 300,000 LAP-BANDŽ System devices have been sold around the world.

The LAP-BANDŽ System Advantage

Minimal Trauma

Minimally invasive approach
No cutting or stapling of the stomach wall or bowel, and no intestinal re-routing
Small incisions and minimal scarring
Reduced patient pain, length of hospital stay and recovery period

Fewer Risks and Side Effects

10 times less operative and short-term mortality than gastric bypass¹
Low risk of nutritional deficiencies associated with gastric bypass
No “dumping syndrome” related to dietary intake restrictions

Adjustable

Allows individualized degree of restriction for ideal, long-term weight loss rate
Adjustments performed without additional surgery
Supports pregnancy by allowing stomach outlet size to be opened for increased nutritional needs

Reversible

Removable at any time
Stomach and other anatomy are generally restored to their original forms and functions

Effective Long-Term Weight Loss

More than 300,000 LAP-BANDŽ System devices sold worldwide
Standard of care for hundreds of practices around the world
#1 selling adjustable gastric band for weight loss
Academic publications with up to 10 years of follow-up

1. Executive summary: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for the treatment of obesity (update and re-appraisal). The Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional
Procedures – Surgical (ASERNIPS) 2002.

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