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Thursday, October 22, 2020

Lap-Band® Program - Safe, Effective Protocol for Sustained Weight Loss

Featuring an adjustable gastric band, the Lap-Band® Program helps people who are battling obesity to shed excess pounds and keep them off. The stomach band used in the Lap-Band Surgery procedure is placed around the upper stomach and effectively limits intake of food. With a feeling of fullness experienced quickly, clients gain control over their hunger and can achieve gradual, consistent weight loss.

The Lap-Band is the only FDA-approved laparoscopic weight-loss device commercially available in the United States. The Lap-Band is proven as an effective and safe surgery. (S1) It has been performed on more than 1 million patients since its introduction in 1993. (S2) With a quarter-century of clinical research behind it, the Lap-Band gastric band is covered by many insurance providers and endorsed by leading surgeons worldwide.

An advantage of the Lap-Band® stomach band approach is that it comes with tailored coaching, counseling, and nutritional education that supports clients in their efforts to achieve lifestyle changes required to meet weight-loss goals. Providing complete flexibility, the gastric band is fully adjustable and can be easily removed once it is no longer needed. This makes the Lap-Band® Program ideal for people with a wide range of obesity-related health issues, including Type II diabetes, sleep apnea, and asthma.

S1:O'Brien, Annemarie Hindle, Leah Brennan, Stewart Skinner, Paul Burton, et al. "Long-Term Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Weight Loss at 10 or More Years for All Bariatric Procedures and a Single-Centre Review of 20-Year Outcomes After Adjustable Gastric Banding." Obesity Surgery. The Journal of Metabolic Surgery and Allied Care. Published online: 06 October 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-018-3525-0
S2:(Source: Data on file. ReShape Lifesciences Inc.)

About Lap-Band

The Lap-Band(R) Program is indicated for weight reduction for patients with obesity, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 40 kg/m2 or a BMI of at least 30 kg/m2 with one or more obesity-related comorbid conditions.

The Lap-Band helps you take control over your weight, because only the Lap-Band can be tightened or loosened as your body or your physical needs change over time, helping to provide sustainable weight loss over the long term. Research shows Lap-Band patients lose an average of 65% of their excess weight in the first year and 70% in the second year. Lap-Band patients lose an average of 60% of their excess weight after 5 years, and 50% after twenty years.[JS1]

Unlike other weight loss surgeries, the Lap-Band program offers slow and steady, gradual weight loss that is more sustainable over the long term. Therefore, there are fewer hanging bellies, sagging underarms, and loose skin, because the Lap-Band program’s gradual weight loss approach keeps skin more elastic and preserves more muscle tone.

The Lap-Band Program has a combined focus on helping people commit to healthy eating habits and regular exercise with a gastric banding procedure to better equip them to lose weight and sustain long-term weight loss. The system involves laparoscopically inserting the Lap-Band stomach band that is designed to promote portion control by limiting your food intake and promoting your feeling of fullness.

The Lap-Band give you control over your body too, because it is the least invasive and safest weight loss surgery available, with the lowest complication and mortality rates. Unlike other, more drastic weight loss surgeries, the Lap-Band procedure does not cut out the majority of your stomach or reroute your intestines and has the lowest risk for vitamin or mineral deficiencies. The procedure is typically performed in less than an hour, and you can usually return home the same day, with the shortest recovery time. If for any reason your Lap-Band needs to be removed, it is easily reversible.

Besides aftercare adjustments, the Lap-Band program offers the most comprehensive aftercare program in the industry, featuring behavioral and nutritional counseling, education, and coaching from registered dietitians, nutritionists and other certified coaches, helping people stay on track over the long term.

The Lap-Band Program focuses on helping people with obesity and related conditions to achieve their weight-loss goals. Additionally, it lends its devices to studies regarding gastric banding to help dispel myths about the procedure, as well as to better inform Lap-Band patients about expectations and weight-loss benefits such as improving type 2 diabetes, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and other conditions.[JS2]

For more information about the Lap-Band System and the Lap-Band device, visit www.LapBand.com.

[JS1]

Robert Michaelson, Diane K. Murphy, Todd M. Gross, and Scott M. Whitcup.
LAP-BAND® for Lower BMI: 2-Year Results from the Multicenter Pivotal Study.
Obesity (2013) 21:1148–1158.

Ponce , et al. “Efficacy and safety of the adjustable gastric band - pooled interim analysis of the APEX and HERO studies at 48 weeks.” Current
Medical Research and Opinion. 2014

[JS2]

Dixon John, O'Brien Paul. Health Outcomes of Severly Obese Type 2 Diabetic Subjects 1 Year After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. Diabetes Care, Volume 25, Number 2. February 2002.

Dixon John, Schachter Linda, O'Brien Paul. Sleep Disturbance and Obesity: Cahnges Following Surgically Induced Weight Loss. Arch Intern Med/Vol 161. Jan 8 2001.

Dixon John, O'Brien Paul. Gastroesophageal Reflux in Obesity: The Effect of LAP-BAND® Placement. Obesity Surgery 1999.

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