Laparoscopic gastric banding is one of the least invasive weight loss surgeries available. Placing a band around your stomach can make you feel full with less food. Laparoscopic gastric banding ...

(NBC) - When it comes to weight loss surgery, the lap band procedure is one of the most popular, but doctors say in many cases the weight either never comes off or soon returns. That has caused ...

The FDA will decide whether 14-year-olds should get the weight loss surgery. May 25, 2011— -- Jacy Johns had tried everything to lose weight -- from the Slim Fast diet to Special K. She hit the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bariatric surgery procedures help many shed substantial pounds they couldn't have otherwise -- assuming they use the surgery as a ...

Sometimes Paul Lee has to stop for a second when he realizes he can do things that, for many years, he couldn’t - when he was more than 200 pounds heavier. “I keep finding new things daily, like ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Surgeons at The Ohio State University Medical Center are among the first in the country to use a device that is expected to make surgery a more viable alternative for people who need ...