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2. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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   A laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, commonly called a lap-band, A band, or LAGB, is an inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity, intended to decrease food consumption.

3. SILS gastric banding - Wikipedia

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   The first laparoscopic implantation of the LAP-BAND was performed by Belachew and Favretti in September 1993 [7] [8] and since then, approximately 400,000 implants have been performed worldwide. Until now, the laparoscopic technique required 5 incisions (4 × 5 mm and 1 × 5 mm), with visible scars.

4. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   The restriction of the stomach also can be created using a silicone band, which can be adjusted by the addition or removal of saline through a port placed just under the skin, a procedure called adjustable gastric band surgery. [36] This operation can be performed laparoscopically, and is commonly referred to as a "lap band".

5. Banding (medical) - Wikipedia

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   Banding may also be used to restrict the function of an organ without killing it. In gastric banding to treat obesity, [3] the size of the stomach is reduced so that digestion is slowed and the patient feels full more quickly. Banding as a medical procedure is commonly used in livestock for male castration of sheep [4] and cattle. [5]

6. Women Bond Over Using Weight Loss Drugs and Become Best ... - AOL

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   Doty has a long list of the ways she tried — and failed — to lose weight over the years: Richard Simmons, Weight Watchers, ‘90s fad drug fen-phen, lap band surgery, Tae Bo, Atkins, gastric ...

7. Revision weight loss surgery - Wikipedia

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   An adjustable gastric band is an inflatable silicone prosthetic device that is placed around the top portion of the stomach. This procedure can be performed as a revision procedure for many patients who have had a previous stomach stapling, gastroplasty procedure, or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery but have regained weight.