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Missouri
St.
Louis MO
Heart of America Bariatrics,
LLC
The Doctors Building of South
County
1400 Lemay Ferry Rd. Suite A
St. Louis, MO 63125
Phone: (314) 776-7112
Weight Loss Surgical Center
4200 North Cloverleaf Drive,
Saint Peters, MO
(636) 336-0326
DePaul Health Center:
Weight-Loss Institute
Bridgeton, MO 63044
(314) 344-6800
Ronald J. Gaskin M.D.
7345 Watson Rd,
Saint Louis, MO 63119
314-752-7100
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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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