Baltimore MD

Baltimore Bariatrics
1001 Cromwell Bridge Road, Suite 100
Towson, MD 21286  
(410) 583-0123

St. Agnes Hospital
Bariatric/Lap Band
900 Caton Ave.
Baltimore MD
410-368-6000

Lap Band, or laparoscopic adjustable gastric band is a device that is implanted during bariatric surgery which seeks to restrict food intake by decreasing the size of the stomach. The device itself is a silicone prosthetic which is inflatable and placed around the upper portion of the stomach with the aid of a laparoscope. The adjustable lap band surgery option is for obese patients with a body mass index of 40 or greater, and 35-40 in severe cases.

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