Lapband Surgery In Canada

  • Lap Band Success Rate
    Lap band weight loss surgery has been performed internationally since its introduction in the mid 1990s and, in many countries, it has now become very much the preferred method of weight loss surgery. It was not however licensed for use in the United States until June 2001 and it is only now that sufficient statistics are becoming available to allow us to assess just how good a treatment it is for those seeking a solution to morbid obesity. At this early stage the lap band success rate is looki Read More...
  • Are You A Suitable Candidate For Gastric Lap Banding?
    There are several different types of weight loss surgery available today including the relatively new procedure of gastric lap banding which is growing in popularity and is fast becoming the preferred choice for many morbidly obese individuals. But are you a suitable candidate for gastric lap banding? In answering this question we will start by assuming that you are a suitable candidate for weight loss surgery in general and that your only concern therefore is whether or not you should consider Read More...
  • The Risks Of Gastric Lap Band Surgery
    Weight loss surgery has advanced considerably in the past 50 years and modern forms of surgery such as gastric lap band surgery are certainly a lot safer and carry far fewer complications than early forms of open gastric bypass surgery. Nevertheless, there are risks and these should be fully discussed with your surgeon before embarking on surgery. Gastric lap band surgery carries a number of risks which are specific to this form of surgery but it also carries the same risks that come will all m Read More...
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