Minimally Invasive Approach During the procedure, surgeons usually use laparoscopic techniques (using small incisions and long instruments), to implant an inflatable silicone band into the patient's ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (June 30, 2009) -- A new study of obese adolescents has shown that laparoscopic gastric banding surgery -- the "Lap-Band" procedure -- not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but ...

Lap band surgery has significant benefits for severely obese teenagers and, despite its controversial nature, should still be considered as a first option to manage obesity during adolescence, a new ...

Carnie Wilson is on the road to recovery after being hospitalized with complications from her lap-band removal surgery. "OK, the official update. My daughter's getting a prescription for me right now, ...

Keep the good vibrations coming for Carnie Wilson. The singer, 57, revealed she was recently hospitalized with complications from her lap-band removal surgery. “OK, the official update. My daughter’s ...

IRVINE, Calif., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ReShape Lifesciences® (Nasdaq: RSLS), the premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health solutions company, today announced it will host its ...

A lap band just strives to make eating too much an acute problem rather than a chronic one. If you don't change--and many people who undergo such surgery don't--it won't do anything useful. Moreover, ...