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LAP-BAND® Procedure: How Does This Work? - Dr. Liu (VIDEO)

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Dr. Carson Liu describes how the LAP-BAND® procedure helps people lose weight.

Dr. Liu:
The band itself is implanted around the top of the stomach and it has a little balloon on the inside and we are able to adjust it to the patient’s liking. And doing so, we can customize a band and ensure proper weight loss after surgery. And this is the key focus of the band is to get this balloon adjusted to that patient’s liking, and over the last seven years we pretty much have figured out how this adjustment process works to maximize weight loss.

We are getting as much of a weight loss as gastric bypass patients with the LAP-BAND® and about one and a half to two years. Beyond that, I think they are doing just as well or even better than most gastric bypass patients.

About Dr. Carson Liu, M.D., F.A.C.S.:
Dr. Liu received his medical degree from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his internship, residencies and research fellowship at UCLA Medical Center. In 1998, Dr. Liu was appointed Assistant Professor of Surgery at UCLA Medical School where he continued to hone his skills in clinical practice, teaching and research. Dr. Liu has conducted extensive research and is widely published in the fields of Bariatric and gastrointestinal surgery; he is nationally recognized in his field and has lectured extensively to professional societies on these subjects. Dr. Liu is board certified in General Surgery and over the course of his career has performed more than 2600 bariatric surgeries.

Keywords:
Condition: Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Weight Loss, Morbidly Obese

Related Terms: StomaphyX™, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, LAP-BAND®, Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, Gastric Sleeve, Revisional Bariatric Surgery, Nutrition, Overweight, BMI, Body Mass Index, Decreased Mobility, Comorbidities, Diabetes, Hypertension, REALIZE®, GERD, Bariatric Seminars

Expert: Dr. Carson Liu, Carson Liu, M.D., Dr. Liu, Doctor Liu, Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Liu, Carson Liu, M.D.

Expertise: Incisionless Bariatric Surgery, REALIZE® Band, Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery, StomaphyX™, Bariatric Surgery, LAP-BAND®, Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, Gastric Sleeve, Revisional Bariatric Surgery, Sleeve Gastrectomy

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