NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A type of minimally invasive weight-loss surgery called gastric banding not only helps morbidly obese teenagers lose a substantial amount of weight, but also leads to ...

The marketing firm 1-800-GET-THIN has promised to make Lap-Band surgery risks more prominent in future ads after receiving a warning letter from the FDA last week, according to a Los Angeles Times ...

Amid the surge in GLP-1 weight-loss medications, some have questioned whether invasive procedures like lap band, gastric sleeve and bypass surgeries could wane in popularity. Carnie Wilson, of the ...

Keep the good vibrations coming for Carnie Wilson. The singer, 57, revealed she was recently hospitalized with complications from her lap-band removal surgery. “OK, the official update. My daughter’s ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An older kind of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery could lead to severe complications over the long haul, Belgian researchers said Monday. The surgery works by placing a ...

New Life Surgery Center, a Beverly Hills ambulatory surgery center affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, has been asked to make improvements or risk losing its Joint Commission ...

Carnie Wilson is on the road to recovery after being hospitalized with complications from her lap-band removal surgery. "OK, the official update. My daughter's getting a prescription for me right now, ...

Christie's Lap-Band surgery, performed laparoscopically, was less-invasive. May 7, 2013— -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed earlier this week that he had secretly undergone Lap-Band ...

Carnie Wilson is on the road to recovery after being hospitalized with complications from her lap-band removal surgery. “OK, the official update. My daughter’s getting a prescription for me right now, ...

Carnie Wilson was recently hospitalized after complications arose from her lap band removal surgery, the Wilson Phillips singer shared on social media Thursday. Wilson, 57, who is also the daughter of ...