Omni Lap-Band - The Lap-Band System

Weight-Loss Surgery Overview

Obesity: A Disease

Obesity is emerging as a health epidemic around the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity is rapidly spreading across all regions and demographic groups. The 2004 obesity rate stands at a startling 23% of the Canadian population. Obesity among adults in Canada has nearly doubled since 1980, while the number of overweight adolescents has nearly tripled.

Obesity is an excess of total body fat, which results from caloric intake that exceeds energy usage. A measurement used to assess health risks of obesity is Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is calculated by dividing body weight (lbs.) by height in inches squared (in2) and multiplying that amount by 703. The metric calculation for BMI is kg/m2.

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About the LAP-BAND® System

Approved by the FDA in June 2001 and Health Canada in 1999, the LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System is a minimally invasive, adjustable and reversible surgical treatment for morbid obesity. It is also the gastric banding system with the most experience in North America.

The LAP-BAND® System induces weight loss by reducing the capacity of the stomach, which restricts the amount of food that can be consumed. Since its clinical introduction in Europe in 1993, over 300,000 LAP-BAND® System devices have been sold around the world.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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