Lap Band Facts about Obesity

In the U.S...

• Approximately 39 million Americans (22.5%) are obese and the number is increasing.

• 97 Million Americans (55%) are overweight or obese.

• 50.7% of women and 59.4 of men and nearly 25% of children and adolescents are overweight.

• Obesity is a risk factor or aggravating agent for approximately 30 diseases and conditions.

• Between 300,000 and 587,000 preventable deaths occur, making obesity the second largest cause of preventable death in the U.S. behind tobacco.

• More than 50% of deaths from all causes among adult U.S. women can be attributed to obesity.

• Weight loss of 5% to 10% of body weight for overweight
persons can improve obesity-related conditions.

REVOLUTIONIZING OBESITY SURGERY
With obesity reaching epidemic proportions, the search for safe and effective treatment options has taken on a heightened sense of urgency. While diet, exercise and medication continue to be the first line of defense in treating the disease, studies indicate that morbidly obese patients will not achieve long-term weight loss through dietary and behavioral modifications alone. Surgery remains the best hope for those patients convinced that the improved health effects associated with weight loss will be worth the operative risk.
In an effort to develop a new surgical option that eliminates many of the known associated operative risks and provides unique benefits compared to more invasive surgical treatments for obesity, INAMED Health partnered with leading bariatric surgeons around the world to devise a solution that would deliver:

• Less trauma
• Less risk of peri-operative and
post-operative complications
Fewer side effects
• Adjustability for individual needs
Reversibility
• Effective long-term weight loss

This effort resulted in the BioEnterics®LAP-BAND® System, a laparoscopic approach to sustained weight loss that a growing
number of surgeons around the world hail as an optimal surgical alternative for improved health and enhanced quality of life with less operative risk.

How Much Weight Can You Lose with
the LAP-BAND System?
Most people lose between one-third and two-thirds of
their excess weight with the help of the LAP-BAND
System. It is important to remember that the LAP-BAND
System is an aid to support you in achieving lasting
results by limiting food intake, reducing appetite and
slowing digestion. However, for the ultimate success of
the operation it is very important that you play an active
part in the effort to lose weight and keep it off by adopting
a different lifestyle and eating pattern for the rest of
your life.
The LAP-BAND®System Method
The LAP-BAND®Adjustable Gastric Banding System


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