He stresses that the Lap-Band is just a tool to help patients lose weight.
Mr. Christie had so-called lap-band stomach surgery in February, said Michael Drewniak, a spokesman for the governor.
Allergan, best known for selling Botox, has tried to use its Lap-Band to tap the obesity market.
Others will question why you decided to do the Lap-Band procedure rather than the permanent Roux-en-Y gastic bypass.
"In the back of your mind you can always take the band off, " he says of the lap-band procedure.
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The Lap-Band can be tightened to create a smaller opening to the stomach or loosened, allowing people to eat unconstricted.
Last year the FDA approved the Lap-Band's use in patients who are only slightly overweight, but insurers have refused to pay.
Jori had Lap-Band surgery which physically constricted the top of his stomach.
One version of it is marketed under the brand name Lap-Band.
The FDA lists possible complications from the Lap-Band procedure: vomiting, difficulty swallowing, gastroesophageal reflux disease, abdominal pain, pulmonary embolism or leaking that could lead to death.
On February 28, 2005, Hill's Lap-Band surgery was a success.
You would think that after years of eating smaller portions with an tightened Lap-Band, people would have developed new eating habits they could sustain when the band is loosened.
You had to consider the risks of doing nothing or having a fairly aggressive surgery like gastric bypass -- or doing something a little less aggressive like the Lap-Band, also called the adjustable laparoscopic banding system.
Ryan made the rounds Friday, mostly to television outlets, to celebrate his one-year anniversary of losing 100 pounds after Lap-Band surgery in March 2010, discussing how the procedure, finding the right doctor and changing his eating habits have helped him.
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