Fort Worth

Fort Worth LAP-BAND
2501 Parkview Drive
Suite 560
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817-850-1100

David D. Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S.
35 Veranda Lane Ste 100
Colleyville,Texas 76034
(817) 717-7447

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.

----