Effective, Customizable,
and Safe Weight Loss
With The Lap-Band®
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WHY CHOOSE THE LAP-BAND®?
The Weight Loss Solution You've Been Looking For.
The ultimate reason to consider the LAP-BAND® System is that you want to transform your life. You want to be able to enjoy a morning bike ride, or go on a second honeymoon, or chase your kids around the yard. You just want to feel better, both physically and emotionally. But first, you have to lose the extra weight – safely and intelligently.
The LAP-BAND® System can help you do that. It has been proven to provide significant weight loss – weight loss that lasts.
Significant Results in 1 Year
The LAP-BAND® is proven to provide an average of 46% excess weight lost at 1 year1. It's an effective way to lose weight gradually and keep it off long-term.
Does Not Alter Anatomy
A minimally-invasive procedure places the band around your stomach to reduce the amount of food that you can eat at one time. No amputation of the stomach is required.
Life-Changing Transformations
On average, patients kept off 60% of their excess body weight after five years of having the LAP-BAND®.2
Renewed Health
Weight loss following the LAP-BAND® procedure has been shown to improve or resolve serious weight-related medical conditions, such as diabetes and asthma3-6.
HOW IT WORKS
Safe and Effective Gastric Band Technology
The LAP-BAND® is an adjustable gastric banding system that has been designed and engineered to help with safe and effective weight loss. Over 860,000 people worldwide have chosen the LAP-BAND® System, with hundreds of thousands achieving lasting, healthy weight loss.7
Improved Portion Control
A healthy diet is key to meaningful and long-lasting weight loss results. The LAP-BAND® is a tool that is designed to help you improve your portion control and encourage a well-balanced diet. A gastric band is placed around the top of your stomach during a minimally invasive procedure to help you feel full faster and longer. A support team of LAP-BAND® specialists can offer support and encouragement throughout your weight loss journey to help you adapt to your new, healthy lifestyle.
Long-Term Results
A healthy diet is key to significant and long-lasting weight loss results. The LAP-BAND® is a tool that is designed to help you improve your portion control and encourage a well-balanced diet. A gastric band is placed around the top of your stomach during a minimally invasive procedure to help you feel full faster and longer. A support team of LAP-BAND® specialists can offer support and encouragement throughout your weight loss journey to help you adapt to your new, healthy lifestyle.
Adjustable
You don’t have to worry about making permanent changes to your anatomy or a difficult recovery from a major weight loss surgery. Adjustments to the LAP-BAND® are made through a discreet and carefully placed access port that is connected to the end of the silicone tubing from the gastric band. Your surgeon will secure the access port into place, for an improved recovery and comfortable adjustments.
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HOW THE LAP-BAND® CAN HELP YOU
Feel full faster. Stay full longer.
The LAP-BAND® helps you to feel full faster and stay full longer. It has been proven to provide significant weight loss and even help improve weight-related medical conditions. This can help you to live a healthier and more active lifestyle.
- Limit Food Intake
The LAP-BAND® procedure helps to reduce the amount of food consumed at at one time, helping you feel full faster and stay full longer.
- Gradual Weight Loss
The LAP-BAND® is designed to help you lose excess weight at a gradual and healthy pace. This will help produce results that are effective and long lasting.
- Adjustable Band
The LAP-BAND® can be adjusted to meet your personal needs and weight loss goals. Your LAP-BAND® specialist can help you to discover what is best for your health.
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Important LAP-BAND® System Safety Information
The LAP-BAND® System is indicated for weight reduction for patients with obesity, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 40 kg/m2 or a BMI of at least 30 kg/m2 with one or more obesity-related comorbid conditions. It is indicated for use only in adult patients who have failed more conservative weight reduction alternatives, such as supervised diet, exercise and behavior modification programs. Patients who elect to have this surgery must make the commitment to accept significant changes in their eating habits for the rest of their lives.
The LAP-BAND® System is not recommended for non-adult patients, patients with conditions that may make them poor surgical candidates or increase the risk of poor results, who are unwilling or unable to comply with the required dietary restrictions, or who currently are or may be pregnant.
The LAP-BAND® System is a long-term implant. Explant and replacement surgery may be required. Patients who become pregnant or severely ill, or who require more extensive nutrition may require deflation of their bands. Anti-inflammatory agents, such as aspirin, should be used with caution and may contribute to an increased risk of band erosion.
Placement of the LAP-BAND® System is major surgery and, as with any surgery, death can occur. Possible complications include the risks associated with the medications and methods used during surgery, the risks associated with any surgical procedure, and the patient’s ability to tolerate a foreign object implanted in the body. Most common related adverse events include: Band slippage, pouch dilation, stoma obstruction, gastroesophageal reflux, esophageal dilation, cholelithiasis, incisional infection, abdominal pain, gastroenteritis, or nausea and vomiting may occur. Reoperation may be required. Rapid weight loss may result in complications that may require additional surgery. Deflation of the band may alleviate excessively rapid weight loss or esophageal dilation.
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