Milwaukee WI

Bariatric Institute of Wisconsin
22370 W. Bluemound Road
Suite #102
Waukesha, WI 53186
262-522-8300
888-512-8300 toll free
262-522-8301 fax

Brookfield Surgical Associates
17000 W North Ave
# 107W,
Brookfield, WI
(262) 786-3722

Wisconsin Bariatrics
Thomas Y. Chua M.D.
2745 W Layton Ave,
Suite 202,
Milwaukee, WI
(414) 281-9665

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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