Weight Loss Surgery News Blog

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An ad in the November 15, 2009, edition of Parade magazine may be the opening salvo in a campaign to push adjustable gastric bands as a weight loss aid to help overweight type 2s dramatically improve their symptoms or even go into remission.

The ad for the LAP-BAND AP® System from Allergan, Inc., shows a pretty, overweight, young woman saying, "If I lost the weight, maybe I could improve, or even resolve, my type 2 diabetes." The ad text then discusses the product, which is a device that's placed around the upper part of the stomach and slowly inflated to create a sense of fullness that comes on faster and lasts longer than without the band.

By eating less, a patient fitted with the band can lose a large amount of weight without needing to resort to diets or sheer willpower. The benefit for type 2s is that dramatic weight loss often causes diabetic symptoms to lessen or even disappear

The band, which can be placed in an outpatient procedure, has an advantage over gastric bypass surgery in that it doesn't involve cutting and stapling. This means that the band can be removed relatively easily or adjusted post-procedure without intrusive surgery.

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