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LAP-BAND? FAQs: Questions Most Commonly Asked by Patients
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LAP-BAND® FAQs: Questions Most Commonly Asked by Patients
By Dorothy Roedel Ferraro, MS, CS, ANP
Obesity is on the rise, and so are the numbers of weight-loss surgeries being performed each year. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), or commonly referred to as the LAP-BAND®, is becoming increasingly popular because it is safe, effective and the least invasive of all weight-loss procedures currently available in the U.S.
The LAP-BAND® has been available in the U.S. since 2001. Because of its relative newness, patients often have many questions about the surgery, the band and what to expect afterwards. The purpose of this article is to answer some of the questions that I often receive from my patients considering the LAP-BAND® procedure.
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