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 ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved new guidelines for lap band surgery. The new guidelines mean an additional 26 million overweight Americans are now eligible for the operation.