New Orleans LA

Oschner Surgical Weight Loss Program
1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone: (504) 842-4070
Fax: (504) 842-3100

Surgical Specialists
2525 Severn Ave,
Metairie, LA -
(504) 934-3000

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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