Nashville TN

Baptist Hospital
Metabolic Surgery Center
2000 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37236
(615)284-2400

Charles E. Morton M.D.
397 Wallace Rd,
Nashville, TN 37211
615-832-8186

Lap Surgery Group
David N. Dyer M.D.
2200 Murphy Ave Ste B,
Nashville, TN 37203
615-342-5830

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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