If you looking at having private gastric banding surgery UK and you have the ability to fund the surgery yourself, you may want to contact a surgeon to arrange to have it done privately. The cost for having a private gastric banding surgery UK will generally ranges from £4,000 – £8,000.  For a more complex [...]

What is a gastric lap band slippage, and what causes it? There are two types of gastric lap band slippage ; anterior and posterior which basically refers to whether the back or front side of the stomach slips. Gastric band lap slippage or prolapse is where the stomach slides up through the Band, making the [...]

Since getting approval in June 2001 by the FDA, the BioEnterics® LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System is the newest and the only device globally with FDA approval. It helps weight loss by reducing the capacity of the stomach, which will then reduce the amount of food that can be consumed. Since its introduction in 1993, [...]