With lap-band surgery failing to induce weight loss in a growing number of patients, a Dallas bariatric surgeon said he has been successfully using gastric sleeve revision surgery for them, according ...

Unlike gastric bypass, which is generally covered by insurance and costs about $25,000, lap-band surgery in teenagers is considered experimental, which means that parents typically must finance it.

Anyone considering the Lap-Band as a solution to their obesity might be wondering if its safe after seeing the latest news stories involving a marketing campaign and doctors associated with it. The ...

Medicare covers lap band (laparoscopic banding) surgery if you meet the criteria. Your out-of-pocket costs can depend on the specific coverage you have and the services you need. Medicare generally ...

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 ...

Q I'm 85 pounds overweight and have type 2 diabetes, so I thought bariatric surgery might be the answer. But I started doing research and got confused. Is lap-band surgery as effective against ...

Most people wanting to lose weight choose gastric bypass surgery, where the stomach is reduced to a small pouch. Of about five different types of procedures, gastric bypass has the best track record ...

With more than 25 years of clinical evidence and success, the LAP-BAND ® System is designed to help patients lose large amounts of weight at a steady, healthy rate. Dr. Parrish describes the gastric ...

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReShape Lifesciences® (Nasdaq: RSLS), the premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health solutions company, today announced that bariatric ...

DALLAS, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2007, an estimated 27 percent(1) of Americans will ring in the New Year with a resolve to lose weight. To accomplish their weight-loss goal, an increasing number will ...

Bariatric or weight-loss surgery may sound like a good option for people who are morbidly obese. And in fact, weight-loss specialists from across the world tout its benefits. It seems that every major ...