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 ...

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 ...

Lap band surgery has been a weight loss treatment option since 2001 for an exclusive group: The severely obese. A silicone ring placed around the upper part of the stomach makes patients feel full ...

The FDA will decide whether 14-year-olds should get the weight loss surgery. May 25, 2011— -- Jacy Johns had tried everything to lose weight -- from the Slim Fast diet to Special K. She hit the ...

A teacher’s lap band surgery didn’t render her protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (ADA) "regarded as" disabled prong, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held (Lyons v. Katy ...

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 ...

The Lap-Band helped him lose the weight. But keeping it off? That’s on him. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is showing off a reported 85-pound weight loss after undergoing the adjustable gastric band ...