Researchers have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding improves the health of morbidly obese adolescents. A surgeon at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Surgeons at The Ohio State University Medical Center are among the first in the country to use a device that is expected to make surgery a more viable alternative for people who need ...

New Orleans, LA - As the prevalence of obesity in the United States continues to rise, so does the need for safe, effective services and surgical procedures to treat sufferers. Interventional ...

For those who are at least 40 pounds overweight - depending on your BMI (body mass index) and co-morbidities - or hundreds of pounds overweight adjustable gastric banding may be the perfect weapon in ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have had weight-loss surgery, specifically an adjustable lap band that was revised to a gastric sleeve in 2018. I have been given and read conflicting recommendations regarding the ...

MILTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Milton Hospital, a clinical affiliate of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center providing community-based health care, today announces it has launched a LAP-BAND® weight ...

You could call it the belly bandwagon. Belly band surgery is increasingly popular among obese patients. Dr. Chris Cobourn, a general surgeon at The Surgical Weight Loss Centre in Mississauga, performs ...

Lap band surgery has significant benefits for severely obese teenagers and, despite its controversial nature, should still be considered as a first option to manage obesity during adolescence, a new ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had weight-loss surgery, specifically an adjustable lap band that was revised to a gastric sleeve in 2018. I have been given and read conflicting recommendations regarding the ...

PRESCRIPTION FOR GREATER HELP. NOW 40% OF AMERICANS ARE CONSIDERED OBESE AND SOME DOCTORS WORRY THE PANDEMIC MAY CAUSE THAT NUMBER TO SPIKE. THAT’S RIGHT OUR JULIE DOLAN TAKES A LOOK AT A SIMPLE ...

Dr. Mac Cottingham, Horizon Surgical, is offering a free informational seminar on the Adjustable Lap-Band System procedure at Cullman Regional Medical Center on Monday, Sept. 14 from 6 pm until 8 pm ...