Laparoscopic gastric banding is one of the least invasive weight loss surgeries available. Placing a band around your stomach can make you feel full with less food. Laparoscopic gastric banding ...

Researchers have said that lap band surgery for obese teenagers should be the 'first option' to aid in weight loss after a study on its impact. The study, led by University of Adelaide researchers ...

Allergan Inc's already approved stomach band was effective for reducing weight in a broader group of obese patients, U.S. reviewers said in documents released on Wednesday. The maker of Botox, breast ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A prosecutor told a Los Angeles jury Wednesday that the operators of the now-defunct 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign used fabricated sleep studies to convince insurance companies 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 ...

1) The "Lap" in Lap-Band stands for "laparoscopically." That means doctors use long, thin cameras (called laparoscopes), to insert the band through small incisions in the abdomen. 2) The Lap-Band ...

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made a huge announcement to the The New York Post—but not the one everyone has been expecting. The paper reported on Tuesday that the famously rotund Christie ...