Science news articles about 'lap band weight loss surgery'

... called the "Lap-Band" procedure. This minimally invasive weight loss surgery uses a band that can repeatedly ... later, a decrease in prevalence from 41.7 to 16.7 percent. "Laparoscopic gastric banding ...

... first single-incision Lap-Band weight-loss surgery in Texas. Rather than the traditional ... small incisions used for traditional laparoscopic gastric banding surgery, surgeons used a single 8-centimetre ...

... banding surgery -- the "Lap-Band" procedure -- not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but ... capable of helping these young patients lose weight, much less improving their lifelong health ...

In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found.