Sentence examples for lap bands from inspiring English sources

One of the devices that was removed had already eroded — raising concern about how long lap bands last.

But it did so based on the company's study of fewer than 200 very obese patients who had lap bands for three years.

Five percent of subjects required additional surgery one to nine months after getting their lap bands, and in most cases this meant permanent removal.

The earlier three-year study of very obese patients found that one in four had their lap bands removed and not replaced.

Theoretically, lap bands could save lives and billions of health care dollars that would otherwise be spent to treat diabetes or heart disease, replace hip or knee joints or pay for often-ineffective weight loss strategies.

And since lap bands are less invasive, expensive and risky than gastric bypass, it is reasonable to ask whether the F.D.A. should approve the product for people seeking less drastic weight loss.

Laparoscopic Gastric Banding ("Lap Banding") - a band is wrapped around the stomach so that it feels fuller with less food.

For years, the "lap band" was a popular procedure — it was marketed with a billboard and radio campaign, "1-800-Get-Thin," as well as a "Lap-Band V.I.P".

In 2001, the so-called "lap band" was approved by the Federal Drug Administration for adults only.

But weight loss from the lap band is slower, so the procedure is less popular.

After his lap band, ice cream had still been a strong temptation.