We received the following press release from Allergan today, regarding a new partnership and support program for people who undergo a gastric banding procedure: ## Begin press release ## Allergan, Inc. and Lindora, Inc. Partner to Provide Customized Weight-Loss Support Program for Patients Following Gastric Banding Surgery – Online Program Offers Dietary Counsel and Weight-Management [...]

Insurance coverage has long been an issue for those seeking bariatric weight-loss surgery. Traditionally, most insurance companies have viewed as bariatric surgical procedures as an elective surgery, and would therefore not cover the procedures. Over the years, however, an increasing number of insurance companies have begun to cover weight loss surgery. According to new research [...]

According to a story released through Reuters on Wednesday, there is new research to suggest that weight loss surgery might be bad for the bones of patients. Specifically, the research shows that patients of weight loss surgery actually lose bone density after their procedure. The more weight the person loses, the more bone density is [...]

The popularity of bariatric (weight loss) surgery has soared in recent years. One study found that the number of bariatric surgeries increased five-fold between the period of 1998 to 2006. The study, published in the journal Health Matters, stated that there were 71,733 bariatric surgeries performed in the U.S. in 2002, a significant increase from [...]

Can you imagine the concept of free weight loss surgery for the people who need it the most, the morbidly obese? If you are reading this from somewhere in the United States, this is probably a foreign concept that you cannot grasp. And that’s exactly my point … it is a foreign concept. Many other [...]

Breakthrough Organization Will Benefit Post-Bariatric Patients Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) December 4, 2007 — A group of distinguished plastic surgeons has launched a powerful new resource for individuals who have experienced dramatic weight loss due to bariatric surgery or intensive dieting. Named the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons (ASBPS), the organization’s primary focus is [...]

As of September of this year, there is a “new” option for gastric banding surgery in the United States. It’s a product called the REALIZEâ„¢ Adjustable Gastric Band, and it’s manufactured by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., which is a Johnson and Johnson company. (For the sake of simplicity, I’ll refer to it as the Realize Band [...]