Since her rise to fame in the ’90s with the Grammy-nominated trio Wilson Phillips, Carnie Wilson has been open about her struggles with weight. Once over 300 pounds, she agreed to have her gastric ...

Regulators have approved Irvine-based Allergan Inc.’s Lap-Band weight-loss device for more patients. The move expands the use of the surgically implanted adjustable silicon stomach band to patients ...

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Allergan Inc. is looking to get Food and Drug Administration approval to sell its Lap-Band weight-loss device to more patients and hopes to see expanded health insurance coverage, according to its ...

The LAP-BAND System is an adjustable gastric band designed to help you lose excess body weight, improve weight-related health conditions, and enhance quality of life. The LAP-BAND System is a silicone ...

Anyone considering the Lap-Band as a solution to their obesity might be wondering if its safe after seeing the latest news stories involving a marketing campaign and doctors associated with it. The ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A company that promotes Lap-Band weight-loss surgery was warned to pull advertising that federal officials claim failed to warn potential customers of the risks. The Food and Drug ...

In lap band surgery, an adjustable gastric band is placed around the upper part of the stomach to form a smaller stomach pouch, said Shellie Wright, a physician assistant in the general and bariatric ...

IRVINE, Calif., June 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On February 16, 2011, Allergan, Inc. announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the LAP-BAND ® System for use on a ...

Laparoscopic gastric band surgery, buoyed by an obesity epidemic and improved clinical outcomes, has become a viable option for ambulatory surgery centers, but payors have been slow in extending ...

Laparoscopic-adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a reasonable interim approach for the treatment of morbid obesity in adolescents, because it promotes weight loss in the short term and is a ...