After you have completed your gastric banding surgery your band will be empty up to 6 weeks to allow the surgery to heal and the band to adhere firmly to the stomach. After this time they will start to adjusting your gastric banding. Some people will lose weight during the first 6 weeks and others [...]

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, [...]

Gastric banding is considered a safe form of Surgery and fro most people the benefits of weight loss out way the advantages related to the surgery, however all surgeries do carry some form of risk. Therefore for you to be able to make a well informed decision to have about Gastric Banding, you must be [...]