Boston MA (& area)

George L. Blackburn M.D.
Deaconess Rd,
Boston, MA 02115
617-632-8543

Glasgow & Glasgow
3 Edgewater Drive
Suite 102
Norwood, MA 02062
Tel: (781) 769-5550
TOLL-FREE : 877-2WT-LOSS

North Shore Medical Center
Bariatric Surgery Center Network
81 Highland Ave
Salem, MA 01970
978.825.6505

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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