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Study Demonstrates the Long Term Benefit of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. By: Dr. Mark A. Fusco, LifeShape Medical Director & Board Certified General Surgeon

An important factor in our decision to specialize in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (Lap-Band) is that banding is an effective and safe weight loss procedure. Since its clinical introduction in 1993, close to a million Lap-Band procedures have been performed…

Improvement in Diabetes and Metabolic Response after Lap-Band. By: Dr. Mark A. Fusco, LifeShape Medical Director & Board Certified General Surgeon

A new study shows that weight loss from laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap-Band) improves metabolic response as well as weight loss from gastric bypass, in obese, non-diabetic adults who are insulin resistant. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine…