The FDA approved the LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System on June 5, 2001 (for details go to http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2001/ANS01087.html. The CPT ...
The FDA will decide whether 14-year-olds should get the weight loss surgery. May 25, 2011— -- Jacy Johns had tried everything to lose weight -- from the Slim Fast diet to Special K. She hit the ...
Sometimes Paul Lee has to stop for a second when he realizes he can do things that, for many years, he couldn’t - when he was more than 200 pounds heavier. “I keep finding new things daily, like ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A type of minimally invasive weight-loss surgery called gastric banding not only helps morbidly obese teenagers lose a substantial amount of weight, but also leads to ...
Christie's Lap-Band surgery, performed laparoscopically, was less-invasive. May 7, 2013— -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed earlier this week that he had secretly undergone Lap-Band ...